Browsing by Author "Boneke Nokonoko, Dulce-Maira"

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    An energy-efficient routing protocol for Hybrid-RFID Sensor Network
    (2011) Boneke Nokonoko, Dulce-Maira; Dlodlo, Mqhele E; Bagula, Antoine
    Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems facilitate detection and identification of objects that are not easily detectable or distinguishable. However, they do not provide information about the condition of the objects they detect. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs), on the other hand provide information about the condition of the objects as well as the environment. The integration of these two technologies results in a new type of smart network where RFID-based components are combined with sensors. This research proposes an integration technique that combines conventional wireless sensor nodes, sensor-tags, hybrid RFID-sensor nodes and a base station into a smart network named Hybrid RFID-Sensor Network (HRSN).