EPMOSt: An Energy-Efficient Passive Monitoring System for Wireless Sensor Networks
Monitoring systems are important for debugging and analyzing Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). In passive monitoring, a monitoring network needs to be deployed in addition to the network to be monitored, named the target network. The monitoring network captures and analyzes packets transmitted by the...
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| author | Fernando P. Garcia Rossana M. C. Andrade Carina T. Oliveira José Neuman de Souza |
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| description | Monitoring systems are important for debugging and analyzing Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). In passive monitoring, a monitoring network needs to be deployed in addition to the network to be monitored, named the target network. The monitoring network captures and analyzes packets transmitted by the target network. An energy-efficient passive monitoring system is necessary when we need to monitor a WSN in a real scenario because the lifetime of the monitoring network is extended and, consequently, the target network benefits from the monitoring for a longer time. In this work, we have identified, analyzed and compared the main passive monitoring systems proposed for WSN. During our research, we did not identify any passive monitoring system for WSN that aims to reduce the energy consumption of the monitoring network. Therefore, we propose an Energy-efficient Passive MOnitoring SysTem for WSN named EPMOSt that provides monitoring information using a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent. Thus, any management tool that supports the SNMP protocol can be integrated with this monitoring system. Experiments with real sensors were performed in several scenarios. The results obtained show the energy efficiency of the proposed monitoring system and the viability of using it to monitor WSN in real scenarios. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db77c0b44ef343b180a51981101d6d6c2022-12-22T02:55:23ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202014-06-01146108041082810.3390/s140610804s140610804EPMOSt: An Energy-Efficient Passive Monitoring System for Wireless Sensor NetworksFernando P. Garcia0Rossana M. C. Andrade1Carina T. Oliveira2José Neuman de Souza3Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFCE), CEP 60040-215, Fortaleza, Ceará, BrazilGroup of Computer Networks, Software Engineering and Systems (GREat), Federal University of Ceará, CEP 60455-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, BrazilGroup of Computer Networks, Software Engineering and Systems (GREat), Federal University of Ceará, CEP 60455-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, BrazilGroup of Computer Networks, Software Engineering and Systems (GREat), Federal University of Ceará, CEP 60455-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, BrazilMonitoring systems are important for debugging and analyzing Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). In passive monitoring, a monitoring network needs to be deployed in addition to the network to be monitored, named the target network. The monitoring network captures and analyzes packets transmitted by the target network. An energy-efficient passive monitoring system is necessary when we need to monitor a WSN in a real scenario because the lifetime of the monitoring network is extended and, consequently, the target network benefits from the monitoring for a longer time. In this work, we have identified, analyzed and compared the main passive monitoring systems proposed for WSN. During our research, we did not identify any passive monitoring system for WSN that aims to reduce the energy consumption of the monitoring network. Therefore, we propose an Energy-efficient Passive MOnitoring SysTem for WSN named EPMOSt that provides monitoring information using a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent. Thus, any management tool that supports the SNMP protocol can be integrated with this monitoring system. Experiments with real sensors were performed in several scenarios. The results obtained show the energy efficiency of the proposed monitoring system and the viability of using it to monitor WSN in real scenarios.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/6/10804passive monitoringenergy-efficientwireless sensor networks |
| spellingShingle | Fernando P. Garcia Rossana M. C. Andrade Carina T. Oliveira José Neuman de Souza EPMOSt: An Energy-Efficient Passive Monitoring System for Wireless Sensor Networks Sensors passive monitoring energy-efficient wireless sensor networks |
| title | EPMOSt: An Energy-Efficient Passive Monitoring System for Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_full | EPMOSt: An Energy-Efficient Passive Monitoring System for Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_fullStr | EPMOSt: An Energy-Efficient Passive Monitoring System for Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_full_unstemmed | EPMOSt: An Energy-Efficient Passive Monitoring System for Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_short | EPMOSt: An Energy-Efficient Passive Monitoring System for Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_sort | epmost an energy efficient passive monitoring system for wireless sensor networks |
| topic | passive monitoring energy-efficient wireless sensor networks |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/6/10804 |
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