Gaetano Borriello at U. Washington; Intel, Small embedded computers and communications protocols; Deborah Estrin at U. California, Los Angeles, Networking, middleware, data handling, and hardware for ...

One of key promises of 802.15.4-based networks is the promise of low power consumption and a multi-year lifetime without a battery change. This promise is made possible by the fact that 802.15.4 ...

Reflecting the development of wireless sensors, using both traditional RFID-based technology and new mesh network-based technology, this event will explore wireless locating and sensing. Wireless ...

Wireless sensor networks used for energy harvesting. How energy harvesting best serves nanopower applications. A look at an energy-harvesting wireless switch. Energy-harvesting-based wireless sensor ...

Wireless Sensor Networks will open the floodgates to the wireless revolution. But building a practical wireless network can be a daunting challenge unless the concepts are kept simple. Nobody can ...

This chapter covers the following subjects: Wireless Local-Area Networks: A brief history of wireless networking and some of the basic concepts. How Bandwidth Is Achieved from RF Signals: The ...