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Sensor Network Software Update Management: A Survey (2005)
| Venue: | Journal of Network Management |
| Citations: | 21 - 0 self |
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@ARTICLE{Han05sensornetwork,
author = {Chih-chieh Han and Ram Kumar and Roy Shea and Mani Srivastava},
title = {Sensor Network Software Update Management: A Survey},
journal = {Journal of Network Management},
year = {2005},
volume = {15},
pages = {283--294}
}
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Abstract
The existing tools for software updates in workstations cannot be used with the severely resource constrained sensor nodes. In this article, we survey the software update techniques based on a conceptual model in WSNs. Three components of this model that we study are the execution environment at the sensor nodes, the software distribution protocol in the network and optimization of transmitted updates. Software management is a critical task in the system administration of enterprise scale net-works. Enterprise scale networks that have traditionally comprised of large clusters of worksta-tions are expanding to include low power ad-hoc wireless sensor networks (WSN). The existing tools for software updates in workstations cannot be used with the severely resource constrained sensor nodes. In this article, we survey the software update techniques in WSNs. We base our discussion around a conceptual model for the software update tools in WSNs. Three components of this model that we study are the execution environment at the sensor nodes, the software distribution protocol in the network and optimization of transmitted updates. We present the design space of each component and discuss in-depth the trade offs that need to be considered in making a particular design choice. The discussion is interspersed with references to deployed systems that highlight the design choices. 1
Keyphrases
sensor node sensor network software update management execution environment software update software distribution protocol transmitted update conceptual model software update technique enterprise scale network particular design choice critical task large cluster design choice software update tool enterprise scale net-works system administration design space trade offs software management
