Mobility-based communication in wireless sensor networks

Wireless sensor networks are proposed to deliver in situ observations at low cost over long periods of time. Among numerous challenges faced while designing WSNs and protocols, maintaining connectivity and maximizing the network lifetime stand out as critical considerations. Mobile platforms equipped with communication devices can be leveraged to overcome these two problems. In this article existing proposals that use mobility in WSNs are summarized. Furthermore, a new approach to compute mobile platform trajectories is introduced. These solutions are also compared considering various metrics and design goals.

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