TY - GEN
T1 - Ad-hoc association of pre-determined ZigBee devices
AU - Seeling, Patrick
AU - Starren, Justin B.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In pervasive sensor networks with high densities, similar networks might overlap, resulting in different coordinators for end devices to associate with. This can result in several problems, especially for home monitoring and hospital scenarios, where easy, fast, and accurate association of pre-determined devices is needed. Due to the rapidly changing environments in these scenarios, however, association schemes are required that allow ad-hoc associations of pre-determined devices in this context. In this paper, we describe the problems for this particular scenario with respect to the current standard methods of association and present multiple solutions to alleviate the problems encountered. We additionally present a generalized process flow for combining the different solutions into a single solution that can be implemented for future sensing and coordinating nodes.
AB - In pervasive sensor networks with high densities, similar networks might overlap, resulting in different coordinators for end devices to associate with. This can result in several problems, especially for home monitoring and hospital scenarios, where easy, fast, and accurate association of pre-determined devices is needed. Due to the rapidly changing environments in these scenarios, however, association schemes are required that allow ad-hoc associations of pre-determined devices in this context. In this paper, we describe the problems for this particular scenario with respect to the current standard methods of association and present multiple solutions to alleviate the problems encountered. We additionally present a generalized process flow for combining the different solutions into a single solution that can be implemented for future sensing and coordinating nodes.
KW - Home monitoring
KW - IEEE802.15.4
KW - Sensor networks
KW - ZigBee
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=72749086364&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4108/ICST.MOBIQUITOUS2009.6881
DO - 10.4108/ICST.MOBIQUITOUS2009.6881
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:72749086364
SN - 9789639799592
T3 - 2009 6th Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Networking and Services, MobiQuitous 2009
BT - 2009 6th Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems
Y2 - 13 July 2009 through 16 July 2009
ER -