The development of tiny, low-cost, low-power and multifunctional sensor nodes equipped
with sensing, data processing, and communicating components, have been made possible …

This chapter reviews time synchronization and calibration for wireless sensor networks.
Authors show that time synchronization can be considered as a calibration problem and …

Recent advances in miniaturization and low-cost, low-power design have led to active
research in large-scale networks of small, wireless, low-power sensors and actuators. Time …

Time synchronization is a critical piece of infrastructure for any distributed system.
Distributed, wireless sensor networks make extensive use of synchronized time, but often …

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) consist of large populations of wirelessly connected
nodes, capable of computation, communication, and sensing. Sensor nodes cooperate in …

Wireless sensor networks promise an unprecedented fine-grained interface between the
virtual and physical worlds. They are one of the most rapidly develo** information …

Time synchronization in a wireless sensor network is critical for accurate timestam** of
events and fine-tuned coordination of wake/sleep duty cycles to reduce power consumption …

There is a significant body of research on distributed computing architectures,
methodologies and algorithms, both in the fields of fault tolerance and security. Whilst they …

Recent advances in technology have made low cost, low power wireless sensors a reality.
Clock synchronization is an important service in any distributed system, including sensor …

Roman Obermaisser is a full professor for embedded systems at the Department of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Siegen in Germany. He studied …