Efficient communications and data compression algorithms in sensor networks using discrete wavelet transform
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1. A sensor network, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors distributed in an area to acquire data of the area;
communication links to link at least a portion of the sensors to allow for communications amongst linked sensors;
a central node in communication with the sensors to receive sensor data from the sensors;
with each linked sensor comprising a data processing mechanism to perform a distributed wavelet transform of data collected by the each linked sensor and received from neighboring linked sensors to produce transformed data for the each linked sensor which has less data bits than the data collected by the each linked sensor, and with the each linked sensor transmitting the transformed data to the central node in lieu of the data collected by the each linked sensor.
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Abstract
Techniques and sensor networks based on distributed wavelet transform algorithms for efficient sensor networks. Wireless multihop sensor networks can implement the described techniques to exploit the data flow direction in the network to perform partial computations to approximate the wavelet coefficients using the available data that arrives at each sensor. Non-multihop sensor networks may use inter-sensor communications and the distributed wavelet transform algorithms to decorrelate the data and thus improve the energy efficiency.
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1. A sensor network, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors distributed in an area to acquire data of the area; communication links to link at least a portion of the sensors to allow for communications amongst linked sensors; a central node in communication with the sensors to receive sensor data from the sensors; with each linked sensor comprising a data processing mechanism to perform a distributed wavelet transform of data collected by the each linked sensor and received from neighboring linked sensors to produce transformed data for the each linked sensor which has less data bits than the data collected by the each linked sensor, and with the each linked sensor transmitting the transformed data to the central node in lieu of the data collected by the each linked sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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