2019/01/02 by Riham Elhabyan, Wei Shi, Elhabyan, Riham +3 · 1 citation
Computer Science · Engineering · #Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks #Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Mobile Ad Hoc Networks #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1901.00511
openalex publication_date 2019/01/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The coverage problem in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) can be generally\ndefined as a measure of how effectively a network field is monitored by its\nsensor nodes. This problem has attracted a lot of interest over the years and\nas a result, many coverage protocols were proposed. In this survey, we first\npropose a taxonomy for classifying coverage protocols in WSNs. Then, we\nclassify the coverage protocols into three categories (i.e. coverage aware\ndeployment protocols, sleep scheduling protocols for flat networks, and\ncluster-based sleep scheduling protocols) based on the network stage where the\ncoverage is optimized. For each category, relevant protocols are thoroughly\nreviewed and classified based on the adopted coverage techniques. Finally, we\ndiscuss open issues (and recommend future directions to resolve them)\nassociated with the design of realistic coverage protocols. Issues such as\nrealistic sensing models, realistic energy consumption models, realistic\nconnectivity models and sensor localization are covered.\n