A Rules Based Algorithm for Self Organizing Virtual Sensors
A Rules Based Algorithm for Self Organizing Virtual Sensors Malena Mesarina, Devaraj Das, John Recker HP Laboratories HPL 2006 101R1 sensor networks; self organizing; virtual sensors Current methods of programming sensor nodes require individual programming of sensors, impeding their usage in practical industry applications. In this paper, we present a methodology that allows sensors to be programmed based on functionality, providing a higher level of abstraction to applications. Our method enables sensors to self organize into collaborative clusters via organization rules and behavior scripts. The rules describe required sensor attributes and the behavior scripts are the programs for each sensor type. The rules and scripts are disseminated to the network and a distributed algorithm determines the clusters, as well as when to spawn and kill behavior scripts. In addition, the system is adaptive to changes in sensors and location, as well as scalable. External Posting Date: March 21, 2013 [Fulltext] Approved for External Publication Internal Posting Date: July 21, 2006 [Fulltext]