TR2007-088

Implementing Backscatter Radio for Wireless Sensor Networks

    •  Vannucci, G., Bletsas, A., Leigh, D., "Implementing Backscatter Radio for Wireless Sensor Networks", IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), September 2007, pp. 1-5.
      BibTeX TR2007-088 PDF
      • @inproceedings{Vannucci2007sep,
      • author = {Vannucci, G. and Bletsas, A. and Leigh, D.},
      • title = {Implementing Backscatter Radio for Wireless Sensor Networks},
      • booktitle = {IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC)},
      • year = 2007,
      • pages = {1--5},
      • month = sep,
      • isbn = {978-1-4244-1144-3},
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2007-088}
      • }
  • Research Area:

    Communications

Abstract:

We provide an overview of our experimental system, testing in practice a sensor communicating through backscatter at a range of approximately 15 meters indoors, with 5 mW transmission power at 10 bits per second. Our system is designed for simultaneous reception of signals continuously radio-backscattered from several ultra low-cost sensors. This work highlights the idiosyncracies of the backscatter channel and presents a proof-of-concept demonstration of backscatter radio for wireless sensor networks, especially when low bit-rate, ultra low-cost sensors are required.

 

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      Where: IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC)
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