Inspec keywords: telecommunication power management; Markov processes; adaptive modulation; wireless sensor networks

Other keywords: wireless sensor network; channel gain; packet loss; cross layer approach; dynamically changing environment; packet retransmission; battery energy; harvested energy; Markov decision process; transmission power; performance metrics; adaptive power management; adaptive modulation; buffer space; adaptive policy management; optimum energy allocation; energy saving; modulation scheme; transmission rate; energy efficient policy selection

Subjects: Wireless sensor networks; Modulation and coding methods; Markov processes