Wireless Ad Hoc Sensor Network: An Overview

Yu Hen Hu
University of Wisconsin
Dept. Elec and Computer Engr.
hu@engr.wisc.edu

ABSTRACT

Wireless ad hoc sensor network is an emerging information technology for
remote distributive monitoring.  Unlike conventional sensor arrays, in
an environmental monitoring sensor network, power conservation and
wireless channel bandwidth conservation is of utmost importance.  These
energy and bandwidth constraints present fundamental challenges in
developing distributive, collaborative, multi-modality networked sensing
and actuation in a wide-area, unattended application.  In this
presentation, recent progresses in ad hoc wireless sensoring network
information technology will be surveyed. Technical challenges in developing
next generation ad hoc wireless sensor network applications will be
discussed.