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A semantic-based architecture for sensor networks

Une Architecture de Réseaux de Capteurs Fondée Sur La Sémantique

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With rapid development of sensor networks technology, it becomes feasible to deploy multiple sensor networks in relevant area to collect interested information. Sensor nodes that are co-located but belong to different sensor networks may not be able to collaborate properly to gain the capacity or performance. In this paper we propose a semantic-based sensor networks architecture that enables inter-networking of sensor networks. In this Semantic Sensor Net (Ssn), a semantic tag is attached to the sensory data so that the sensor networks are able to exchange information and work collaboratively. The process of semantic creation and maintenance is described. We also introduce the concept of InterSensorNet. This infrastructure enables efficient information exchange and information extraction among multiple sensor networks.

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Les développements rapides de la technologie des réseaux de capteurs permettent un déploiement de plusieurs réseaux dans des zones considérées comme intéressantes. Les nuds capteurs qui sont physiquement proches mais qui appartiennent à des réseaux différents ne sont en général pas capables de collaborer pour améliorer leurs performances. Dans cet article, on propose une architecture de réseaux de capteurs fondée sur la sémantique qui permet l’interopérabilité des réseaux. Dans cette architecture, une étiquette sémantique est jointe aux données de telle sorte que les réseaux de capteurs soient capables d’échanger de l’information pour coopérer. On décrit les processus de création sémantique et de maintenance. On introduit également le concept InterSensorNet qui permet un échange efficace d’information et une extraction de l’information à partir de plusieurs réseaux de capteurs.

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200030, Shanghai, China

    Qunhua Pan, Minglu Li & Min-You Wu

  2. Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Lionel Ni

  3. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

    Min-You Wu

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 6044 2004).

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Pan, Q., Li, M., Ni, L. et al. A semantic-based architecture for sensor networks. Ann. Télécommun. 60, 928–943 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03219954

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