TY - CHAP AU - Koppala Guravaiah AU - Arumugam Kavitha AU - Rengaraj Leela Velusamy ED - Siva S. Yellampalli Y1 - 2020-10-10 PY - 2020 T1 - Data Collection Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks N2 - Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) consist of tiny sensors capable of sensing, computing, and communicating. Due to advances in semiconductors, networking, and material science technologies, it is now possible to deploy large-scale WSNs. The advancement in these technologies has not only decreased the deployment and maintenance costs of networks but has also increased the life of networks and made them more rugged. As WSNs become more reliable with lower maintenance costs, they are being deployed and used across various sectors for multiple applications. This book discusses the applications, challenges, and design and deployment techniques of WSNs. BT - Wireless Sensor Networks SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93659 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.93659 SN - 978-1-83880-910-2 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-05-07 ER -