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Wireless Sensor Network and IoT Technologies for Smart Cities

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 1109

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Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Interests: UAV networks, IoT, sensor networks, network protocols, wireless communication netwok, 5G and beyond, edge and fog computing
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Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USA
Interests: V2X communication; 5G NR; connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV); scheduling and broadcasting; data analytics
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Wireless sensor network (WSN), Internet of Things (IoT), and other smart wireless technologies including Bluetooth and Zigbee can play an important role in the design and implementation of smart cities worldwide. The implementation of smart cities may involve developing various smart applications and intelligent management systems so that smart apps can interact with internet-enabled devices for the remote monitoring of physical things and efficient management of smart cities. For instance, public and private transportation management, air pollution control, park management, crime control, power/energy management, water supply, roading systems, and smart lighting, are a few examples that require remote monitoring/sensing and intelligent decision making for improved performance. The topics of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Technologies for smart cities;
  • Recent trends and methodologies for designing smart cities;
  • Smart apps for smart cities;
  • Integrating apps and devices in smart cities;
  • Artificial intelligence in smart cities;
  • Fog and cloud computing in smart cities;
  • Smart buildings, smart meters, smart lighting, and smart roading in smart cities;
  • Monitor and control of physical things for smart cities;
  • Smart energy management in smart cities;
  • Wireless sensor technologies and IoT networks for smart cities;
  • Smart and intelligent transportation for smart cities.

Prof. Dr. Nurul I. Sarkar
Dr. G. G. Md. Nawaz Ali
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Keywords

  • IoT
  • cognitive IoT
  • artificial intelligence
  • wireless sensor network
  • sensor network systems
  • energy management
  • low-power sensor systems
  • smart technologies
  • green computing and systems
  • sustainable networks
  • smart and intelligent transportation

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Communication
Distance-Based Queuing for Scalable and Reliable Linear Wireless Sensor Networks in Smart Cities
by Iclia Villordo-Jimenez , Noé Torres-Cruz, Rolando Menchaca-Mendez and Mario E. Rivero-Angeles
Sensors 2024, 24(7), 2023; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24072023 - 22 Mar 2024
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The reliability and scalability of Linear Wireless Sensor Networks (LWSNs) are limited by the high packet loss probabilities (PLP) experienced by the packets generated at nodes far from the sink node. This is an important limitation in Smart City applications, where timely data [...] Read more.
The reliability and scalability of Linear Wireless Sensor Networks (LWSNs) are limited by the high packet loss probabilities (PLP) experienced by the packets generated at nodes far from the sink node. This is an important limitation in Smart City applications, where timely data collection is critical for decision making. Unfortunately, previous works have not addressed this problem and have only focused on improving the network’s overall performance. In this work, we propose a Distance-Based Queuing (DBQ) scheme that can be incorporated into MAC protocols for LWSNs to improve reliability and scalability without requiring extra local processing or additional signaling at the nodes. The DBQ scheme prioritizes the transmission of relay packets based on their hop distance to the sink node, ensuring that all packets experience the same PLP. To evaluate the effectiveness of our proposal, we developed an analytical model and conducted extensive discrete-event simulations. Our numerical results demonstrate that the DBQ scheme significantly improves the reliability and scalability of the network by achieving the same average PLP and throughput for all nodes, regardless of traffic intensities and network sizes. Full article
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