Ndiaye, MHancke, GPAbu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI2018-03-162018-03-162017-05Ndiaye, M., Hancke, G.P. and Abu-Mahfouz, A.M.I. 2017. Software defined networking for improved wireless sensor network management: a survey. Sensors, vol. 17(5): doi: 10.3390/s170510311424-82201424-3210doi: 10.3390/s17051031http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/5/1031http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10110Open access article published in Sensors, vol. 17(5): doi: 10.3390/s17051031Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are becoming increasingly popular with the advent of the Internet of things (IoT). Various real-world applications of WSNs such as in smart grids, smart farming and smart health would require a potential deployment of thousands or maybe hundreds of thousands of sensor nodes/actuators. To ensure proper working order and network efficiency of such a network of sensor nodes, an effective WSN management system has to be integrated. However, the inherent challenges of WSNs such as sensor/actuator heterogeneity, application dependency and resource constraints have led to challenges in implementing effective traditional WSN management. This difficulty in management increases as the WSN becomes larger. Software Defined Networking (SDN) provides a promising solution in flexible management WSNs by allowing the separation of the control logic from the sensor nodes/actuators. The advantage with this SDN-based management in WSNs is that it enables centralized control of the entire WSN making it simpler to deploy network-wide management protocols and applications on demand. This paper highlights some of the recent work on traditional WSN management in brief and reviews SDN-based management techniques for WSNs in greater detail while drawing attention to the advantages that SDN brings to traditional WSN management. This paper also investigates open research challenges in coming up with mechanisms for flexible and easier SDN-based WSN configuration and management.enSDN-based Wireless Sensor NetworksNetwork management abstractionsNetwork management architectureSoftware defined networks for sensor nodesWireless sensor networksArticleNdiaye, M., Hancke, G., & Abu-Mahfouz, A. M. (2017). Software defined networking for improved wireless sensor network management: a survey. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10110Ndiaye, M, GP Hancke, and Adnan MI Abu-Mahfouz "Software defined networking for improved wireless sensor network management: a survey." (2017) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10110Ndiaye M, Hancke G, Abu-Mahfouz AM. Software defined networking for improved wireless sensor network management: a survey. 2017; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10110.TY - Article AU - Ndiaye, M AU - Hancke, GP AU - Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI AB - Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are becoming increasingly popular with the advent of the Internet of things (IoT). Various real-world applications of WSNs such as in smart grids, smart farming and smart health would require a potential deployment of thousands or maybe hundreds of thousands of sensor nodes/actuators. To ensure proper working order and network efficiency of such a network of sensor nodes, an effective WSN management system has to be integrated. However, the inherent challenges of WSNs such as sensor/actuator heterogeneity, application dependency and resource constraints have led to challenges in implementing effective traditional WSN management. This difficulty in management increases as the WSN becomes larger. Software Defined Networking (SDN) provides a promising solution in flexible management WSNs by allowing the separation of the control logic from the sensor nodes/actuators. The advantage with this SDN-based management in WSNs is that it enables centralized control of the entire WSN making it simpler to deploy network-wide management protocols and applications on demand. This paper highlights some of the recent work on traditional WSN management in brief and reviews SDN-based management techniques for WSNs in greater detail while drawing attention to the advantages that SDN brings to traditional WSN management. This paper also investigates open research challenges in coming up with mechanisms for flexible and easier SDN-based WSN configuration and management. DA - 2017-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - SDN-based Wireless Sensor Networks KW - Network management abstractions KW - Network management architecture KW - Software defined networks for sensor nodes KW - Wireless sensor networks LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2017 SM - 1424-8220 SM - 1424-3210 T1 - Software defined networking for improved wireless sensor network management: a survey TI - Software defined networking for improved wireless sensor network management: a survey UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10110 ER -