Abstract
An Integrated Deployment Planning Tool for Indoor Building Sensor Networks
Highlights
In recent years, the technology of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) has been attracting extensive research and development efforts to replace the traditional wired solutions for building automation systems (BAS)
ZigBee-based WSNs are based on the IEEE 802.15.4 physical (PHY) and media access control (MAC) layers to provide standards-based, reliable wireless data transfer.[1] radio propagation suffers from large-scale path loss, shadowing, multipath fading and other radio interference problems in building environments
We propose a deployment planning tool based on a hierarchical clustering topology that is used to support the deployment of a WSN for building automation
Summary
The technology of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) has been attracting extensive research and development efforts to replace the traditional wired solutions for building automation systems (BAS). It is necessary to have a networking infrastructure to solve the problems of communication reliability, energy constraints, and so forth.[3,4] Cerpa and Estrin[5] proposed a topology that acts as a communication backbone to save energy. To support the design of wireless infrastructure for building applications, Guinard et al[7] proposed a design framework that consists of a number of integrated model-driven tools to support each phase of the design, from requirements to operation. They argued that the topology and positioning of sensor nodes are the essential considerations at the deployment planning stage to ensure a reliable communication infrastructure
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