Research Article
Reliable Lifespan Evaluation of a Remote Environment Monitoring System Based on Wireless Sensor Networks and Global System for Mobile Communications
Table 3
Deployment characteristics.
| | Sensor node | Location | High | Line of sight | Power level | Role |
| | Coordinator | Indoor | Second floor | — | 4 (18 dBm) | Coordinator | | Mote 1 | Outdoor | Second floor | LOS | 4 (18 dBm) | Router | | Mote 2 | Indoor | Fifth floor | LOS | 4 (18 dBm) | End device | | Mote 3 | Indoor | Third floor | LOS | 4 (18 dBm) | Router | | Mote 4 | Indoor | Fourth floor | NLOS | 4 (18 dBm) | End device | | Mote 5 | Indoor | Fourth floor | NLOS | 4 (18 dBm) | End device | | Mote 6 | Outdoor | Second floor | NLOS | 4 (18 dBm) | End device | | Mote 7 | Outdoor | Second floor | NLOS | 4 (18 dBm) | Router | | Mote 8 | Outdoor | Second floor | NLOS | 4 (18 dBm) | Router | | Mote 9 | Outdoor | Second floor | NLOS | 4 (18 dBm) | Router | | Mote 10 | Outdoor | Second floor | NLOS | 4 (18 dBm) | End device | | Mote 11 | Indoor | Third floor | NLOS | 4 (18 dBm) | Router |
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LOS: line of sight; NLOS: non-line of sight.
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