ABSTRACT
Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... 434 16.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 434 16.2 Principles of WSNs ............................................................................................................... 435
16.2.1 Components of a Sensor Network ............................................................................ 435 16.2.1.1 Sensor Node ............................................................................................... 435 16.2.1.2 Gateway...................................................................................................... 436
16.2.2 Structure of a Sensor Network .................................................................................. 436 16.2.3 Nature and Tasks of Routing in WSNs ..................................................................... 437 16.2.4 Research Methods Used in Studies on Routing in WSNs ........................................ 438
16.2.4.1 Studies Performed in a Real Sensor Network ............................................ 438 16.2.4.2 Usage of a Laboratory Testbed .................................................................. 439 16.2.4.3 Computer Simulation of a Sensor Network ............................................... 439
16.3 Flooding Algorithms Selected to Be Implemented and Simulated ......................................440 16.3.1 Choice Motivation ....................................................................................................440 16.3.2 Descriptions of Chosen Flooding Algorithms ..........................................................440
16.4 EfSen: The Simulator of Flooding Algorithms for WSNs ................................................. 443 16.4.1 Project Rationale and Objectives .............................................................................. 443 16.4.2 Simulator Structure ................................................................................................... 443
