Self-Organization in Sensor and Actor Networks

Contents Preface I Self-Organization 1 Introduction to Self-Organization 1.1 Understanding self-organization 1.2 Application scenarios for self-organization 2 System Management and Control - A Historical Overview 2.1 System architecture 2.2 Management and control 3 Self-Organization - Context and Capabilities 3.1 Complex systems 3.2 Self-organization and emergence 3.3 Systems lacking self-organization 3.4 Self-X capabilities 3.5 Consequences of emergent properties 3.6 Operating self-organizing systems 3.7 Limitations of self-organization 4 Natural Self-Organization 4.1 Development of understandings 4.2 Examples in natural sciences 4.3 Differentiation self-organization and bio-inspired 5 Self-Organization in Technical Systems 5.1 General applicability 5.2 Operating Sensor and Actor Networks 6 Methods and Techniques 6.1 Basic methods 6.2 Design paradigms for self-organization 6.3 Developing nature-inspired self-organizing systems 6.4 Modeling self-organizing systems 7 Self-Organization - Further Reading II Networking Aspects: Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks 8 Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks 8.1 Ad hoc networks 8.2 Wireless Sensor Networks 8.3 Challenges and research issues 9 Self-Organization in Sensor Networks 9.1 Properties and objectives 9.2 Categorization in two dimensions 9.3 Methods and application examples 10 Medium Access Control 10.1 Contention-based protocols 10.2 Sensor MAC 10.3 Power-Control MAC protocol 10.4 Conclusion 11 Ad Hoc Routing 11.1 Overview and categorization 11.2 Principles of ad hoc routing protocols 11.3 Optimized route stability 11.4 Dynamic address assignment 11.5 Conclusion 12 Data-Centric Networking 12.1 Overview and classification 12.2 Flooding, gossiping, and optimizations 12.3 Agent-based techniques 12.4 Directed diffusion 12.5 Data aggregation 12.6 Conclusion 13 Clustering 13.1 Principles of clustering 13.2 Clustering for efficient routing 13.3 Conclusion 14 Networking Aspects - Further reading III Coordination and Control: Sensor and Actor Networks 15 Sensor and Actor Networks 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Challenges and research objectives 15.3 Limitations 16 Communication and Coordination 16.1 Synchronization vs. coordination 16.2 Time synchronization in WSNs and SANETs 16.3 Distributed coordination 16.4 In-network operation and control 16.5 Conclusion 17 Collaboration and Task Allocation 17.1 Introduction to MRTA 17.2 Intentional cooperation - auction-based task allocation 17.3 Emergent cooperation 17.4 Conclusion 18 Coordination and Control - Further reading IV Self-Organization Methods in Sensor and Actor Networks 19 Self-Organization Methods - Revisited 19.1 Self-organization methods in SANETs 19.2 Positive and negative feedback 19.3 Interactions among individuals and with the environment 19.4 Probabilistic techniques 20 Evaluation Criteria 20.1 Scalability 20.2 Energy considerations 20.3 Network lifetime V Bio-inspired Networking 21 Bio-inspired Systems 21.1 Introduction and overview 21.2 Swarm Intelligence 21.3 Artificial Immune System 21.4 Cellular signaling pathways 21.5 Conclusion 22 Bio-inspired Networking - Further reading Bibliography