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Research Challenges for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks

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This chapter discusses the state of the art and the major research challenges in architectures, algorithms, and protocols, for wireless multimedia sensor networks (WMSNs). These are networks of wirelessly interconnected smart devices designed and deployed to retrieve video and audio streams, still images, and scalar sensor data. First, applications and key factors influencing the design of WMSNs are discussed. Then, the existing solutions at the application, transport, network, link, and physical layers of the communication protocol stack are investigated. Finally, fundamental open research issues are discussed and future research trends in this area are outlined.

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    1. Tommaso Melodia
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    1. Center for Research, Intelligent Systems, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, 92521, California, USA

      Bir Bhanu

    2. Dept. Computer Science & Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, 92521, California, USA

      Chinya V. Ravishankar

    3. Dept. Electrical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, 92521, California, USA

      Amit K. Roy-Chowdhury

    4. Dept. Electrical Engineering, Packard Bldg., Stanford University, Serra Mall 350, Stanford, 94305-9505, California, USA

      Hamid Aghajan

    5. Dept. Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Boelter Hall 4731, Los Angeles, 90095-1596, California, USA

      Demetri Terzopoulos

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    Melodia, T., Akyildiz, I.F. (2011). Research Challenges for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks. In: Bhanu, B., Ravishankar, C., Roy-Chowdhury, A., Aghajan, H., Terzopoulos, D. (eds) Distributed Video Sensor Networks. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-127-1_16

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