Abstract

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) comprise of groups of tiny sensor nodes that are deployed for collaborative missions such as environmental monitoring, target tracking and surveillance. Due to the miniature size of the nodes, they are typically deployed in large numbers and communicate via multiple hops through a wireless shared communication channel. The successful implementation of such networks is dependent on the enabling technologies (such as digital electronics and wireless communications), as well as the provisioning of Quality of Service (QoS) in the network. While there have been many efforts in QoS provisioning in traditional networks such as the Internet and Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs), these networks have very different characteristics from that of WSNs. Consequently, the QoS models and protocols that have been designed for the Internet and MANETs cannot be directly applied to WSNs. In this paper, we look at some of the existing QoS mechanisms in the networking literature, and the inherent characteristics of WSNs which make it challenging to provision for QoS in the network. We then identify some key performance metrics for WSN QoS and outline some mechanisms to achieve QoS in the sensor network. Finally, we propose WISER - a framework to enhance QoS in WIreless SEnsoR networks.

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