1. Design, deployment and performance of a complete real-time ZigBee localization system
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Francesco Sottile, F.L. Bellifemine, R. Giannantonio, and Maurizio A. Spirito
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Network planning and design ,Signal strength ,business.industry ,Software deployment ,Computer science ,Real-time computing ,Mobile telephony ,Telecommunication network planning ,Localization system ,business ,Wireless sensor network ,Communication channel - Abstract
This paper proposes a complete system for nodes localization in a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) based on the ZigBee standard. The system includes a real-time location engine, which adopts a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)-based localization algorithm, and three tools, namely an Environment Description Tool (EDT), a Channel Modeling Tool (CMT) and a Network Planning Tool (NPT), which enable efficient deployment and accurate operation. Experimental evaluations show how the system performs in a real environment and how the proposed approach improves localization accuracy.
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- 2008
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