Effect of frame size on energy consumption in wireless image sensor networks

Wireless sensor networks composed of camera-enabled source nodes can provide visual information of an area of interest, potentially enriching monitoring applications. While few bytes can represent scalar data, even low-resolution still images may require thousand of bytes, turning data fragmentation into a relevant design issue. Different optimization approaches have been proposed in recent years to achieve energy saving in wireless image sensor networks. However, the impact of image fragmentation upon the adopted MAC technology has been neglected in most cases. In this work we investigate the effect of frame size on image transmissions over wireless sensor networks, linking the maximum frame size, the useful payload and the frame error rate effects. Additionally, we discuss different approaches for transmissions of DWT-based encoded images and the impact of inserting application-specific information into the frame header. We believe that our discussions can contribute to the advance of the design of wireless image sensor networks.

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