Integration of Smart Sensor Networks into Internet of Things: Challenges and Applications

Abstract

With the advancement of sensing technology and the increasing computational power of processors, there is an increased interest in using large, dynamically distributed wireless sensor networks (WSN) in a variety of areas. In recent years, WSN technology has proven to be beneficial in health and environmental monitoring, military applications, and many other fields. Since WSN can both sense the environment and apply algorithms to process the data, more real-time and useful information can be gathered from the physical world than using traditional sensing systems. These networks can also be integrated into the "Internet of Things" in order to allow collaboration and wider access to sensor data. This paper will explore the challenges faced by WSNs and how they can be addressed, from hardware and software aspects to security, which is especially important in an internet context.