The CoMan component is used to simulate the connectivity
analysis of wireless sensor networks, where sensors pass information from one to
another.
There are three stages in a wireless sensor networks connectivity analysis:
Distribution
The sensors are distributed in their environment. For example, the sensors
are deployed in a deterministic way in an industrial area or in a
deterministic or stochastic way in a mountainous area.
Propagation
The path losses between pairs of sensors are determined.
Connectivity
The best routes from every sensor via other sensors to the central
information gateway.
Results include a matrix of point-to-point predictions and a map of optimum
information flow.
Figure 1. Example: map of optimum information flow for sensors in a petrochemical
plant.
