JOURNAL ARTICLE

Middleware challenges for wireless sensor networks

Kay RömerOliver KastenFriedemann Mattern

Year: 2002 Journal:   ACM SIGMOBILE Mobile Computing and Communications Review Vol: 6 (4)Pages: 59-61   Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery

Abstract

Middleware for sensor networks aims to support the development of applications for large populations of wirelessly connected nodes capable of computation, communication, and sensing. We examine the purpose, functionality, and characteristics of such middleware.

Keywords:
Computer science Middleware (distributed applications) Wireless sensor network Wireless Computation Computer network Embedded system Distributed computing Telecommunications

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