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Antenna and Base-Station Diversity for WSN Livestock Monitoring
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Wireless Sensor Network·Volume 01 (2009)·Pages 383–396·Published 15 December 2009·DOI10.4236/wsn.2009.15047
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Abstract
Antenna and base-station diversity have been applied to a wireless sensor network for the monitoring of live-stock. A field trial has been described and the advantage to be gained in a practical environment has been assessed.
KeywordsAntenna DiversityBase Station DiversityAnimal MonitoringWireless Sensor NetworksDistributionRayleigh DistributionFading
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