AdaptC: programming adaptation policies for WSN applications

ABSTRACT

Evolution in both hardware and software technologies has enabled Wireless Sensor Networks(WSNs) to target a multiplicity of domains. Programming for such advanced WSNs remains a challenging process for users, especially as the WSN may need to make changes as per outcomes from different scenarios during execution. Usually, various adaptation policies are written while programming such applications to enable changes. However it is difficult for the programmer to anticipate changes for new scenarios. It also becomes difficult to reuse these adaptation policies. In this paper, we propose AdaptC, an abstraction for such adaptation policies that facilitates re-usability and expansion across various WSNs. We also present concepts for the design and implementation of AdaptC. We evaluate the abstraction for multiple use cases and compare it against existing work.

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Index Terms

• Computer systems organization

  • Embedded and cyber-physical systems

    • Sensor networks

    • Sensors and actuators

• Hardware

  • Communication hardware, interfaces and storage

    • Sensors and actuators

    • Wireless integrated network sensors

• Human-centered computing

  • Ubiquitous and mobile computing

    • Ubiquitous and mobile computing systems and tools

• Networks

  • Network types

    • Cyber-physical networks

      • Sensor networks

• Software and its engineering

  • Software notations and tools

    • Development frameworks and environments

      • Application specific development environments

  • Software organization and properties

    • Contextual software domains

      • Software infrastructure

        • Middleware

          • Embedded middleware

    • Software system structures

      • Abstraction, modeling and modularity