Wireless Sensors in Heterogeneous Networked Systems, 2014
Configuration and Operation Middleware
Computer Communications and Networks Series

This book presents an examination of the middleware that can be used to configure and operate heterogeneous node platforms and sensor networks. The middleware requirements for a range of application scenarios are compared and analysed. The text then defines middleware architecture that has been integrated in an approach demonstrated live in a refinery. Features: presents a thorough introduction to the major concepts behind wireless sensor networks (WSNs); reviews the various application scenarios and existing middleware solutions for WSNs; discusses the middleware mechanisms necessary for heterogeneous WSNs; provides a detailed examination of platform-agnostic middleware architecture, including important implementation details; investigates the programming paradigms for WSNs, and for heterogeneous sensor networks in general; describes the results of extensive experimentation and testing, demonstrating that the generic architecture is viable for implementation on multiple platforms.

Describes how to provide interoperability between wireless sensor networks and enterprise systems Explains how to design a wireless sensor network with heterogeneous components Highlights the advantages of using wireless sensor networks as a complement or extension to wired networks Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras