Energy-efficient task scheduling and data aggregation techniques in wireless sensor networks for information explosion era

Abstract

This chapter presents our approaches for energy-efficient techniques in wireless sensor networks. First, we present requirements on scheduling mechanism in a wireless sensor network and introduce our approaches on energy-efficient and adaptive control mechanisms. Second, we introduce our data aggregation method that exploits the characteristics of data and communication in a wireless sensor network. Finally, we discuss our future plan to interoperate our lower layer and higher layer techniques. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.