KEYWORDS: Sensor networks, Sensors, Mathematical modeling, Network architectures, Data modeling, Wireless communications, Systems modeling, Chemical analysis, Relays, Data communications
In this paper, a novel mission-oriented sensor network architecture for military applications is proposed involving
multiple sensing missions with varying quality of information (QoI) requirements. A new concept of mission QoI
satisfaction index indicating the degree of satisfaction for any mission in the network is introduced. Furthermore,
the 5WH (why, when, where, what, who, how) principle on the operational context of information is extended
to capture the changes of QoI satisfaction indexes for mission admission and completion. These allow modeling
the whole network as a "black box". With system inputs including the QoI requirements of the existing and
newly arriving missions and output the QoI satisfaction index, the new concept of sensor network capacity is
introduced and mathematically described. The QoI-centric sensor network capacity is a key element of the
proposed architecture and aids controlling of admission of newly arriving missions in accordance with the QoI
needs of all (existing and newly admitted missions). Finally, the proposed architecture and its key design
parameters are illustrated through an example of a sensor network deployed for detecting the presence of a
hazardous, chemical material.
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