A case study of networked sensors by simulations and experiments

Conference paper (2010)

Authors

C. Guo International Research Centre for Telecommunication and Radar
M.E. Jakobsson Wireless and Mobile Communications
Research Group
International Research Centre for Telecommunication and Radar
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Published Date

2010

Language

English

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Research Group

International Research Centre for Telecommunication and Radar

Abstract

In this paper we first introduce sensor networks then we illustrate the problems of performance evaluation in such networks. We compare the two evaluation methods, simulation and experiments. We show how the assumptions and modellings in simulators impact the accuracy of simulation results, with our experience on evaluating flooding protocols in sensor network. We give some suggestions on whether a simulation or an experiment should be carried out while evaluating a sensor network protocol.