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Cross-layer Resource Allocation Scheme for Multi-band High Rate UWB Systems
In this paper, we investigate the use of a cross-layer allocation mechanism
for the high-rate ultra-wideband (UWB) systems. The aim of this paper is
twofold. First, through the cross-layer approach that provides a new service
differentiation approach to the fully distributed UWB systems, we support
traffic with quality of service (QoS) guarantee in a multi-user context.
Second, we exploit the effective SINR method that represents the
characteristics of multiple sub-carrier SINRs in the multi-band WiMedia
solution proposed for UWB systems, in order to provide the channel state
information needed for the multi-user sub-band allocation. This new approach
improves the system performance and optimizes the spectrum utilization with a
low cost data exchange between the different users while guaranteeing the
required QoS. In addition, this new approach solves the problem of the
cohabitation of more than three users in the same WiMedia channel
Robotic Wireless Sensor Networks
In this chapter, we present a literature survey of an emerging, cutting-edge,
and multi-disciplinary field of research at the intersection of Robotics and
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) which we refer to as Robotic Wireless Sensor
Networks (RWSN). We define a RWSN as an autonomous networked multi-robot system
that aims to achieve certain sensing goals while meeting and maintaining
certain communication performance requirements, through cooperative control,
learning and adaptation. While both of the component areas, i.e., Robotics and
WSN, are very well-known and well-explored, there exist a whole set of new
opportunities and research directions at the intersection of these two fields
which are relatively or even completely unexplored. One such example would be
the use of a set of robotic routers to set up a temporary communication path
between a sender and a receiver that uses the controlled mobility to the
advantage of packet routing. We find that there exist only a limited number of
articles to be directly categorized as RWSN related works whereas there exist a
range of articles in the robotics and the WSN literature that are also relevant
to this new field of research. To connect the dots, we first identify the core
problems and research trends related to RWSN such as connectivity,
localization, routing, and robust flow of information. Next, we classify the
existing research on RWSN as well as the relevant state-of-the-arts from
robotics and WSN community according to the problems and trends identified in
the first step. Lastly, we analyze what is missing in the existing literature,
and identify topics that require more research attention in the future
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