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Table 1 Model parameters for the wireless sensor network

From: Cross-layer design for decentralized detection in WSNs

Parameter

Description

Calc

Simulation value (Section 6)

Notes

Layer

W

Channel bandwidth

G

103 Hz

 

Physical layer

N 0

Noise power spectral density

E

10-9 W/Hz

CSI

 

μ c

Mean path loss

C (1)

[40, 45], [45, 50], [50, 55], [55, 60], [60, 65] dB

CSI

 
   

[65, 70], [70, 75] dB

  

σ c

Path loss standard deviation

E

[5, 8] dB

CSI

 

e r

Reporting energy

D

Design variable

  

R

Communication bit rate

D

Design variable

  

L

Number of communication slots

C (3)

Ln i  = τ R i  / b

 

MAC layer

b

Number of encoding bits/observations

G

16 bits

  

q

Retransmission probability

D

Design variable

  

Ï„

Delay for detection

G

1:150 s

 

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l t

Network lifetime

G

100:500 days

  

l

Sensor lifetime

G

0.7* lt

  

n

Number of observations

C (3)

Ln i  = τ R i  / b

  

c = (μ / σ s )2

Signal-to-noise ratio

G

[2,3.2], [2.5,3.5], [0.06,0.08], [1,1.4], ×10-3

QoI

 
   

[0.5,0.7], [0.12,0.16], [0.03,0.04] ×10-3

  

e0 - ew

Net sensor useful energy

G

104 J

REI

 

f r

Sensor reporting rate

G

200 cycles/day

  
  1. E, estimated; G, given; C (), calculated (equation number); D, design.