ISBN-13: 9781420077773 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 646 str.
Integrating Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) for the first time, this comprehensive text explains the importance of their complementary nature, flexible combination, and ubiquitous computing. With a section devoted to each individual element, the text covers the tags, readers, and middleware associated with RFID. It then provides insight into the routing, medium access control, and cross-layer optimization of WSN. The book discusses the enhanced visibility and monitoring capability that is possible and observes practical uses such as a smart home, a surveillance system, and applications for personal health care.