We consider radio applications in sensor networks, where the nodes operate on batteries so
that energy consumption must be minimized, while satisfying given throughput and delay …

We consider networks where energy is a limited resource so that energy consumption must
be minimized while satisfying given throughput requirements. For such networks, cross-layer …

The large number of network nodes and the energy constraints make Wireless Sensor
Networks (WSN) one of the most important application fields for Cooperative Diversity. Node …

We compare the energy efficiency of some transmission schemes in wireless sensor
networks. By constraining the system to end-to-end throughput requirements, we assume …

Energy efficiency of MIMO techniques in wireless sensor networks is analyzed. Assuming a
cooperative sensor network, the energy consumption of MIMO-based wireless sensor …

Cooperative communications represent a potential candidate to combat the effects of
channel fading and to increase the transmit energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks …

Employing multi-input multi-output (MIMO) links can improve energy efficiency in wireless
sensor networks (WSNs). Although a sensor node is likely to be equipped with only one …

A cooperative MIMO scheme selection is proposed for wireless sensor networks where
energy consumption is the most important design criterion. Space-time block codes are …

In wireless sensor networks where nodes are powered by batteries, it is critical to prolong
the network lifetime by minimizing the energy consumption of each node. In this paper, the …

In this paper, we consider a clustered wireless sensor network where sensors within each
cluster relay data packets to nearby clusters using cooperative communications. We …