An energy-efficient routing protocol for Hybrid-RFID Sensor Network

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems facilitate detection and identification of objects that are not easily detectable or distinguishable. However, they do not provide information about the condition of the objects they detect. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs), on the other hand provide information about the condition of the objects as well as the environment. The integration of these two technologies results in a new type of smart network where RFID-based components are combined with sensors. This research proposes an integration technique that combines conventional wireless sensor nodes, sensor-tags, hybrid RFID-sensor nodes and a base station into a smart network named Hybrid RFID-Sensor Network (HRSN).

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Electrical Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Boneke Nokonoko, Dulce-Maira

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Dlodlo, Mqhele E
• Bagula, Antoine

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10079

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10079