Data Driven Performance Evaluation of Wireless Sensor Networks

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Data Driven Performance Evaluation of Wireless Sensor Networks

Alejandro C. Frery ¹^,* , Heitor S. Ramos ^1,2 , José Alencar-Neto ^1,3 , Eduardo Nakamura ⁴ and Antonio A. F. Loureiro ²

¹ Instituto de Computação, LCCV & CPMAT, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, BR 104 Norte km 97, 57072-970 Maceió AL, Brazil ² Departamento de Ciência da Computação, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – ICEx, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31270-010 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil ³ Justiça Federal de Alagoas, Av. Menino Marcelo, S/N, 57046-000 Maceio, AL, Brazil ⁴ Fundação Centro de Análise Pesquisa e Inovação Tecnológica (FUCAPI), Av. Governador Danilo Matos Areosa, 381, sala A4, Distrito Industrial, 69075-351 Manaus, AM, Brazil

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Received: 3 February 2010; in revised form: 22 February 2010 / Accepted: 12 March 2010 / Published: 16 March 2010

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wireless Sensor Network and Its Application in Advanced Computer Science)

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Abstract: Wireless Sensor Networks are presented as devices for signal sampling and reconstruction. Within this framework, the qualitative and quantitative influence of (i) signal granularity, (ii) spatial distribution of sensors, (iii) sensors clustering, and (iv) signal reconstruction procedure are assessed. This is done by defining an error metric and performing a Monte Carlo experiment. It is shown that all these factors have significant impact on the quality of the reconstructed signal. The extent of such impact is quantitatively assessed.

Keywords: reconstruction; sampling; statistical modeling; simulation; wireless sensor networks

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Frery, A.C.; Ramos, H.S.; Alencar-Neto, J.; Nakamura, E.; Loureiro, A.A.F. Data Driven Performance Evaluation of Wireless Sensor Networks. Sensors 2010, 10, 2150-2168.

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Frery A.C., Ramos H.S., Alencar-Neto J., Nakamura E., Loureiro A.A.F. Data Driven Performance Evaluation of Wireless Sensor Networks. Sensors. 2010; 10(3):2150-2168.

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Frery, Alejandro C.; Ramos, Heitor S.; Alencar-Neto, José; Nakamura, Eduardo; Loureiro, Antonio A. F. 2010. "Data Driven Performance Evaluation of Wireless Sensor Networks." Sensors 10, no. 3: 2150-2168.

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