EERS: Energy-Efficient Reference Node Selection Algorithm for Synchronization in Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks

Time synchronization is an essential issue in industrial wireless sensor networks (IWSNs). It assists perfect coordinated communications among the sensor nodes to preserve battery power. Generally, time synchronization in IWSNs has two major aspects of energy consumption and accuracy. In the literat...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Elsharief, Mohamed A. Abd El-Gawad, Haneul Ko, Sangheon Pack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/15/4095