Abstract The Internet of Things needs for computing power and storage are expected to
remain on the rise in the next decade. Consequently, the amount of data generated by …

The wireless medium being inherently broadcast in nature and hence prone to interferences
requires highly optimized medium access control (MAC) protocols. This holds particularly …

Learn all you need to know about wireless sensor networks! Protocols and Architectures for
Wireless Sensor Networks provides a thorough description of the nuts and bolts of wireless …

Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) systems cannot successfully realize the notion of ubiquitous
connectivity of everything if they are not capable to truly include 'multimedia things' …

In this paper we discuss a selection of promising and interesting research areas in the
design of protocols and systems for wireless industrial communications. We have selected …

With the success of wireless technologies in consumer electronics, standard wireless
technologies are envisioned for the deployment in industrial environments as well. Industrial …

In the future, many objects will communicate with each other and with human beings,
enabling a vast range of possible services and applications. However, this scenario comes …

Advances in low-power and low-cost sensor networks have led to solutions mature enough
for use in a broad range of applications varying from health monitoring to building …

Wireless sensor networks promise an unprecedented fine-grained interface between the
virtual and physical worlds. They are one of the most rapidly developing information …

A generalized analysis of the IEEE 802.15. 4 medium access control (MAC) protocol in terms
of reliability, delay and energy consumption is presented. The IEEE 802.15. 4 exponential …