Wireless Sensor Networks

Contents

Preface

Acronyms

1    Introduction to Cognitive Approaches in Wireless Sensor Networks

1.1    Introduction

1.1.1    Application Layer Requirements

1.1.2    Physical Layer Constraints and Requirements

1.1.3    Network Status Sensors

1.2    Related Work

1.2.1    Knowledge Plane and Cognitive Networks

1.2.2    Cognitive Techniques Used in Sensor Networks

1.3    A Generic Architecture for Cognitive Wireless Sensor Networks

1.3.1    ZigBee Stack

1.3.2    Network Status Sensors

1.3.3    Inputs from the Physical Layer

1.3.4    Change Monitoring Engine

1.3.5    Knowledge Base

1.3.6    Cognitive Decision-Making Engine

1.3.7    Optimization Engine

1.3.8    Interaction among the Cognitive Components

1.4    Conclusion

References

2    Cognitive ...