Middleware to Support Network Applications.

In the article the authors describe different types of sensor network applications and discuss existing techniques for managing these types of networks. The authors also overview a variety of related middleware and argue that no existing approach provides all the management tools required by sensor network applications. To meet this need, they have developed a new middleware called MiLAN. MiLAN allows applications to specify a policy for managing the network and sensors, but the actual implementation of this policy is effected within MiLAN. The authors describe MiLAN and present its effectiveness through the design of a sensor-based personal health monitor.