Reliability and Energy-efficiency in research 802.15. 4/ZigBee Sensor Networks: An Adaptive and Cross-layer Approach

FREE-DOWNLOAD M Di Francesco, G Anastasi, M Conti… – research JOURNAL ON …, 2011
Abstract—A major concern in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is energy conservation, since
battery-powered sensor nodes are expected to operate autonomously for a long time, eg, for
months or even years. Another critical aspect of WSNs is reliability, which is highly