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A real-world sensor network application has to incorporate elements subject to energy, bandwidth, computation, storage, and real-time constraints, making it different from traditional distributed system development or database programming.

The two types of programming for sensor networks are those carried out by end users and those performed by application developers.

An end user may view a sensor network as a pool of data and interact with the network via queries.

<p>An application developer must provide end users of a sensor network with the capabilities of data acquisition, processing, and storage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A typical sensor node hardware contains a general-purpose CPU and working memory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Many neighbors are a burden for MAC protocol and routing protocols suffer from volatility in the network.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Topology control can be applied to restrict the set of neighbors of a given node by controlling transmission power, introducing hierarchies in the network, and turning off some nodes for a certain time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Many nodes interfere with each other, there are a lot of possible routes, nodes use large transmission power to talk to distant nodes directly, and routing protocols may recompute their routes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The basic ideas include controlling transmission power, introducing hierarchies in the network, and turning off some nodes for a certain time to overcome wireless networking problems aggravated by a large number of neighbors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The goal of topology control is to improve network performance by mitigating interference, reducing energy consumption, and stabilizing routing protocols.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of topology control is to restrict the set of neighbors of a given node to overcome problems such as interference, high energy consumption, and network volatility.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Topology control can be applied by controlling transmission power, introducing hierarchies in the network, and turning off some nodes for a certain time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In a crowded network, problems such as interference between nodes, high energy consumption due to large transmission power, and volatility in routing protocols may arise.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Topology control techniques can help overcome problems by restricting the set of neighbors, reducing interference, minimizing energy consumption, and stabilizing routing protocols.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main idea is to manage the network's topology by controlling the set of neighbors, transmission power, and node activation to improve network performance and stability.</p> Signup and view all the answers