Description:
Network designers and planners for emerging telecommunication networks face special challenges in finding the best way to integrate new network-specific circuits with existing network systems. The Handbook of Sensor Networks: Compact Wireless and Wired Sensing Systems captures the current state of sensor networks and deals with technical challenges such as software protocols, data processing, security, and limited power sources for remote sensors. Highly respected professionals and researchers from leading institutions have contributed their expertise to this collection of 40 in-depth articles that cover various aspects of sensor networks, from basic concepts to research-grade material.
Review Quotes:
"[A] comprehensive resource ... Each expert-authored chapter examines strategies for deploying large numbers of inexpensive sensors... Summing Up: Recommended."
--CHOICE, February 2005, Vol. 42, No. 06