Efficient Data Gathering from Passive Wireless Sensor Networks

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Abstract

This study suggests using a user-initiated data gathering from power-limited and even passive wireless sensor networks (WSNs), that either power limitation or poor cellular coverage prevents them from communicating directly with wireless networks. While previous studies focused on WSNs that continuously transmit their data, the focus of this study is on passive WSNs. The key idea is that instead of receiving the data transmitted by the WSN, an external device (a reader), such as an unnamed aerial vehicle (UAV), or a smartphone is used to read the data stored in the sensor nodes, and then to deliver it to the cloud, in which it is stored and processed. The focus of this study is on the rate at which the passive sensor nodes should be polled. That is, to find the minimal monitoring rate that still guarantees accurate and reliable data collection.The proposed scheme enables us to deploy wireless sensor networks over a large geographic area (e.g., for agricultural applications), in which the cellular coverage is very poor if any. Furthermore, the usage of initiated data collection can enable the deployment of passive WSNs. Thus, can significantly reduce both the operational cost, as well as the deployment cost, of the WSN.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 Wireless Telecommunications Symposium, WTS 2021
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781728184807
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Apr 2021
Event20th Annual Wireless Telecommunications Symposium, WTS 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 21 Apr 202123 Apr 2021

Publication series

NameWireless Telecommunications Symposium
Volume2021-April
ISSN (Print)1934-5070

Conference

Conference20th Annual Wireless Telecommunications Symposium, WTS 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period21/04/2123/04/21

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 IEEE.

Keywords

  • data collection
  • monitoring low power devices
  • passive wireless sensor networks

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Signal Processing

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