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On a Reliable Handoff Procedure for Supporting Mobility in Wireless Sensor Networks
Ref: HURRAY-TR-100802       Publication Date: 6 to 9, Jul, 2010

On a Reliable Handoff Procedure for Supporting Mobility in Wireless Sensor Networks

Ref: HURRAY-TR-100802       Publication Date: 6 to 9, Jul, 2010

Abstract:
Wireless sensor network (WSN) applications such as patients’ health monitoring in hospitals, location-aware ambient intelligence, industrial monitoring /maintenance or homeland security require the support of mobile nodes or node groups. In many of these applications, the lack of network connectivity is not admissible or should at least be time bounded, i.e. mobile nodes cannot be disconnected from the rest of the WSN for an undefined period of time. In this context, we aim at reliable and real-time mobility support in WSNs, for which appropriate handoff and re-routing decisions are mandatory. This paper drafts a mechanism and correspondent heuristics for taking reliable handoff decisions in WSNs. Fuzzy logic is used to incorporate the inherent imprecision and uncertainty of the physical quantities at stake.

Authors:
Hossein Fotouhi
,
Mário Alves
,
Anis Koubâa
,
Nouha Baccour


9th International Workshop on Real-Time Networks (RTN 2010).
Brussels, Belgium.

Notes: In conjunction with the 22nd Euromicro International Conference on Real-Time Systems (ECRTS 2010)



Record Date: 28, Aug, 2010