found: Work cat.: Wireless sensor network security, c2008:t.p.; p. 1 ("wireless sensor networks" (WSN), mainly provide physical information such as temperature, radiation, etc., to a computer system; main difference from wired networks is their decentralized and specialized nature, can be deployed without supporting infrastructure; WSN differs from another wireless network paradigm, "mobile ad hoc network" (MANET) in that WSN devices totally autonomous)
found: Wireless sensor networks : architecture and protocols, c2007:t.p.; p. 33 (similar to development of other wireless personal communication systems, present development of wireless sensor networks goes back at least to 1978)
found: Computational Science--ICCS 2005, 2005- :pt. 2, p. 461 (recent advances in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology, wireless communications, digital electronics have enabled development of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) consisting of low-cost, low-power multifunctional sensor nodes communicating untethered in short distances; WSNs differ from traditional Ad Hoc networks, ie, their system lifetime is limited due to battery power resources)
found: SPIN keyword thesaurus online, June 12, 2008(1004173: wireless sensor networks)
