Networking and Application Interface Technology for Wireless Sensor Network Surveillance and Monitoring
G. E. Matich · 2013
Distributed unattended ground sensor (UGS) networks used in battlefield surveillance and monitoring missions, have proven to be valuable in providing a tactical information advantage required for command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance planning. Operational effectiveness for surveillance missions can be enhanced further through network centric capability (NCC), where distributed UGS networks have the ability to perform surveillance operations autonomously. NCC operation can be enhanced through netwoked UGSs having the ability to evaluate their awareness of the current joint surveillance environment, in order to provide the necessary adaption to dynamic changes. NCC can also provide an advantage for UGS networks to selfmanage their limited operational resources efficiently, according to mission objective priority. In this article, we present a cross-layer approach and highlight techniques, which have potential to enable NCC operation within a mission-orientated UGS surveillance setting.