Collaborative Sensor Networks: Taxonomy and Design Space

Sensor networks have attracted a lot of attention during the past decade. Due to the recent advances in wireless communication and micro-electronic technologies, both the price and size of sensors decrease quickly. Today’s applications of sensor networks range from personal to mission critical systems including scientific observation, digital life, home automation, environment surveillance, traffic monitoring, and so on (Gao, Massey, Selavo, Welsh, & Sarrafzadeh, 2007; Li & Liu, 2007b; Szewczyk, Mainwaring, Polastre, Anderson, & Culler, 2004; Yang, Li, & Liu, 2007; Zhang, Sadler, Lyon, & Martonosi, 2004). Many of them are developed and promoted by governments, enterprises and public organizations, offering continuous collection of real-time information, satisfying the requirement of people’s daily life. ABSTRACT