2017•DEStech Transactions on Computer Science and EngineeringRequires access

Review of Time Synchronization in Wireless Sensor Networks

Fang Wang, Yuan-qing QIN, Lei Hai-dong

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Time synchronization is one of the vital technologies of WSNs. Three classes of time synchronization technologies were summarized in this article: traditional time synchronization technique, cooperation time synchronization technique and consensus time synchronization technique. The synchronization mechanism of the above-mentioned time synchronization methods were introduced, and their advantages and disadvantages were discussed in this paper. This paper also pointed out the research trends in time synchronization of WSNs.

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Key concepts: Synchronization (alternating current), Time synchronization, Computer science, Data synchronization, Real-time computing, Wireless sensor network, Distributed computing, Computer network