IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee as Enabling Technologies for Low-Power Wireless Systems with Quality-of-Service Constraints

• Main Authors: Tennina, Stefano (Author), Koubâa, Anis (Author), Daidone, Roberta (Author), Alves, Mário (Author), Jurčík, Petr (Author), Severino, Ricardo (Author), Tiloca, Marco (Author), Hauer, Jan-Hinrich (Author), Pereira, Nuno (Author), Dini, Gianluca (Author), Bouroche, Mélanie (Author), Tovar, Eduardo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.

This book outlines the most important characteristics of IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee and how they can be used to engineer Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) systems and applications, with a particular focus on Quality-of-Service (QoS) aspects. It starts by providing a snapshot of the most relevant features...