A Framework for rapid deployment and resource sharing for distributed sensor network applications

• Main Authors: Lopez, James Raphael C., Cuna, Lisandro S., Berango, Guian Marcnil F., Alquiza, Jude Israeli A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2010
• Subjects: Sensor networks; Technology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/14678
• Institution: De La Salle University

Nowadays, sensor network applications are fast becoming more diverse and complex. New capabilities are being added every time a new technology is introduced and this contributes to the overall complexity of the network and the processing of setting up that network. It is imperative that rapidity in deployment in introduce. This will not just help for example in calamities and other situations where there is a need for immediate sensor network set up. In instances where sensor networks of different technologies is needed, it will be very difficult to achieve rapid deployment because of the different platforms in which these sensor network resides. For instance, programming these networks is very difficult because the programmer must be deal with different programming language. That is why introducing abstraction that can cater to different technologies is needed. This is one of the main purposes of this study, and it aims to address the issues in rapid deployment, basic data gathering, basic configuration and diagnostics. In this study, the group created two abstraction stacks-hardware abstraction stack, and communication abstraction stack. The hardware abstraction stack is implemented in the gateway, and the communication abstraction stack is implemented in the gateway and in the server. Different command formats were used for different processes like handshaking and service requests. Finally, the study was implemented on two different platforms, namely Zigbee and GSM for the hardware abstraction stack and TCP/IP and GSM for the Communication Abstraction Stack.