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Extending sensor networks into the Cloud using Amazon Web Services


Abstract:

Sensor networks provide a method of collecting environmental data for use in a variety of distributed applications. However, to date, limited support has been provided fo...Show More

Abstract:

Sensor networks provide a method of collecting environmental data for use in a variety of distributed applications. However, to date, limited support has been provided for the development of integrated environmental monitoring and modeling applications. Specifically, environmental dynamism makes it difficult to provide computational resources that are sufficient to deal with changing environmental conditions. This paper argues that the Cloud Computing model is a good fit with the dynamic computational requirements of environmental monitoring and modeling. We demonstrate that Amazon EC2 can meet the dynamic computational needs of environmental applications. We also demonstrate that EC2 can be integrated with existing sensor network technologies to offer an end-to-end environmental monitoring and modeling solution.
Date of Conference: 25-26 November 2010
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 30 December 2010
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Conference Location: Suzhou, China

I. Introduction

The use of Sensor Networks allow data from the physical world to be collected from an array of devices at different locations. This environmental data is collected and transmitted through a number of sensor nodes to a gateway and from there to the modelling back-end. Aggregation and pre-processing is often performed to reduce power consumption before data is transmitted to the application user. Applications which use data from Sensor Networks include environmental monitoring [1], medical computing [2] and industrial automation [3].

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