Wireless coexistence and interference test method for low-power wireless sensor networks

Ramiro Serra; Majid Nabi

Wireless coexistence and interference test method for low-power wireless sensor networks

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Author(s): Ramiro Serra ¹ and Majid Nabi ¹
- Affiliations: 1: Eindhoven University of Technology, De Rondom 70, 5612AZ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Source: Volume 9, Issue 5, August 2015, p. 563 – 569
DOI: 10.1049/iet-smt.2014.0351 , Print ISSN 1751-8822, Online ISSN 1751-8830

Received 02/12/2014, Accepted 03/04/2015, Revised 21/03/2015, Published 21/05/2015

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are being increasingly introduced for critical applications such as safety, security and health. One the main characteristic requirements of such networks are that they should function with relative low power. Therefore the wireless links are more vulnerable. Successfully testing wireless coexistence and potential vulnerabilities of such networks against interference is of crucial importance. Reverberation chambers represent a successful environment for various tests regarding performance evaluation of wireless communication systems. In this study, the authors propose a test methodology specifically developed for assessing WSNs performance under different channel and interference conditions.

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