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Cross-Layer, Energy-Efficient Design for Supporting Continuous Queries in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Quorum-Based Approach

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Power saving and query processing are two major concerns in a wireless sensor network. Each of these two issues has been intensively studied separately in the literature. In this work, we are interested in linking the asynchronous power-saving protocol and the continuous query-processing problem together. A cross-layer solution is proposed. On the MAC layer, we propose to use the grid-quorum system (Tseng et al., Computer Networks, 43(3):317–337, 2003) to serve as the underlying power-saving framework. On the network layer, we propose to find query paths based on the power cost incurred by grid quorums used by nodes along a path. We show how these two layers interwork with each other to support continuous queries in an energy-efficient way.

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    Chia-Hung Tsai, Tsu-Wen Hsu, Meng-Shiuan Pan & Yu-Chee Tseng

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Tsai, CH., Hsu, TW., Pan, MS. et al. Cross-Layer, Energy-Efficient Design for Supporting Continuous Queries in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Quorum-Based Approach. Wireless Pers Commun 51, 411–426 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-009-9760-x

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