SensorBus: a middleware model for wireless sensor networks

ABSTRACT

The use of middleware eases the development of distributed applications by abstracting the intricacies (communication and coordination among software components) of the distributed network environment. In wireless sensor networks, this is even trickier because of their specific issues such as addressing, mobility, number of sensors and energy-limited nodes. This paper describes SensorBus, a message-oriented middleware (MOM) model for wireless sensor networks based on the publish-subscribe paradigm and that allows the free exchange of the communication mechanism among sensor nodes allowing as result the capability of using more than one communication mechanism to address the requirements of larger number of applications. We intend to provide a platform which addresses the main characteristics of wireless sensor networks and also allows the development of energy-efficient applications. SensorBus incorporates constraint and query languages which will aid the development of interactive applications. It intends with the utilization of filters reduces data movement minimizing the energy consumption of nodes.

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INDEX TERMS

Keywords:
middleware, publish-subscribe paradigm, wireless sensor networks