Environmental Monitoring Using Heterogeneous Wi-Fi and IEEE 802.15.4 Networks
Cristian Cocioaba, Dan Tudose · 2017
Environment monitoring is key for multiple applications and requires that devices used in acquiring environment data to be scattered over a wide area, but at the same time maintain accessibility of information from all sensor nodes. Although many Wireless Sensor Networks are based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for low-power, Wi-Fi networks offer the most accessibility and interoperability with other devices. We envision a system which integrates the two networks' main capabilities by monitoring data in a heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Network. Nodes can transmit sensor data over the Internet to other devices, server applications or cloud based solutions, making the whole process of environmental monitoring universally accessible.