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The book provides a comprehensive view to this rapidly evolving field, including its many novel applications, ranging from protecting civil infrastructure to pervasive health monitoring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Series Editors xv\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: INTRODUCTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Motivation for a Network of Wireless Sensor Nodes 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Definitions and Background 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Challenges and Constraints 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Applications 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Structural Health Monitoring 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Traffic Control 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Health Care 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Pipeline Monitoring 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Precision Agriculture 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Active Volcano 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Underground Mining 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Node Architecture 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 The Sensing Subsystem 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Processor Subsystem 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Communication Interfaces 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Prototypes 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Operating Systems 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Functional Aspects 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Nonfunctional Aspects 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Prototypes 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Evaluation 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: BASIC ARCHITECTURAL FRAMEWORK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Physical Layer 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Basic Components 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Source Encoding 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Channel Encoding 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Modulation 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Medium Access Control 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Overview 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Wireless MAC Protocols 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Characteristics of MAC Protocols in Sensor Networks 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Contention-Free MAC Protocols 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Contention-Based MAC Protocols 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Hybrid MAC Protocols 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Summary 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Network Layer 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Overview 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Routing Metrics 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Flooding and Gossiping 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Data-Centric Routing 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Proactive Routing 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 On-Demand Routing 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Hierarchical Routing 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Location-Based Routing 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 QoS-Based Routing Protocols 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.10 Summary 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: NODE AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Power Management 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Local Power Management Aspects 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Dynamic Power Management 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Conceptual Architecture 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Time Synchronization 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Clocks and the Synchronization Problem 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Time Synchronization in Wireless Sensor Networks 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Basics of Time Synchronization 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Time Synchronization Protocols 237\u003c\/p\u003e 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