Wireless Sensor Networks: An Introduction

Wireless Sensor Networks is an essential guide for anyone interested in wireless communications for sensor networks, home networking, or device hacking. It covers a large number of topics encountered in the architecture, application, and recent advancements of a wireless sensor network, including hardware and software architectures, the Internet of Things, routing and security, MANETs, MEMS, Zigbee, TDMA, securing networks for Wi-Fi, ubiquitous sensor networks, underwater, mobile, and multimedia wireless networks.

Features:

Includes a wide range of applications to industry, science, transportation, civil infrastructure, and security
Covers the Internet of Things (IoT), MEMS, Zigbee, TDMA, mobile wireless networks, and more
Features article on securing networks for Wi-Fi by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity Engineering
Brief Table Of Contents:

Wireless Sensor Networks
Node Hardware Architecture
Software Architectures of WSN
Wireless Body Sensor Networks (BSN)
Ubiquitous Sensor Networks (USN)
Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSN)
Internet of Things (WSN)
Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (WMSN)
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (Manets)
Routing and Security in WSN.
Appendix A. Securing Networks for WiFi.
Appendix B. Abbreviations. Index.
About The Authors
S. R. Vijayalakshmi, PhD & S. Muruganand, PhD teach courses in wireless communication and engineering and are the authors of Ocean Electronics (Mercury Learning and Information).