We propose to develop an integrated medium access control and routing protocol suite for a very large wireless network of simple sensors. The protocol suite is designed for low power uses and for implementation in VLSI. The protocol suite is designed, simulated, and tested on a large network of prototype hardware during Phase 2 of the project.The proposed project results in protocols specifically designed for VLSI implementation in support of very large sensor networks. A VLSI implementation of network protocols will allow the proliferation of data networks in much the same way that low-cost microcontrollers have been incorporated into consumer electronics. Network communications embedded into very large sensor networks will enable advances in sensor fusion.
Keywords: Protocols, Sensor Networks, Vlsi, Communication Networks, Low Power Vlsi
