TY - GEN
T1 - The state of the art in cross-layer design for wireless sensor networks
AU - Melodia, Tommaso
AU - Vuran, Mehmet C.
AU - Pompili, Dario
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The literature on cross-layer protocols, protocol improvements, and design methodologies for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is reviewed and a taxonomy is proposed. The communication protocols devised for WSNs that focus on cross-layer design techniques are reviewed and classified, based on the network layers they aim at replacing in the classical open system interconnection (OSI) network stack. Furthermore, systematic methodologies for the design of cross-layer solution for sensor networks as resource allocation problems in the framework of non-linear optimization are discussed. Open research issues in the development of cross-layer design methodologies for sensor networks are discussed and possible research directions are indicated. Finally, possible shortcomings of cross-layer design techniques such as lack of modularity, decreased robustness, and instability are discussed, and precautionary guidelines are presented.
AB - The literature on cross-layer protocols, protocol improvements, and design methodologies for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is reviewed and a taxonomy is proposed. The communication protocols devised for WSNs that focus on cross-layer design techniques are reviewed and classified, based on the network layers they aim at replacing in the classical open system interconnection (OSI) network stack. Furthermore, systematic methodologies for the design of cross-layer solution for sensor networks as resource allocation problems in the framework of non-linear optimization are discussed. Open research issues in the development of cross-layer design methodologies for sensor networks are discussed and possible research directions are indicated. Finally, possible shortcomings of cross-layer design techniques such as lack of modularity, decreased robustness, and instability are discussed, and precautionary guidelines are presented.
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U2 - 10.1007/11750673_7
DO - 10.1007/11750673_7
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33745743709
SN - 3540340254
SN - 9783540340256
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 78
EP - 92
BT - Wireless Systems and Network Architectures in Next Generation Internet
T2 - 2nd International Workshop of the EURO-NGI Network of Excellence
Y2 - 13 July 2005 through 15 July 2005
ER -