Study of the global behavior of wireless sensor networks based on cellular automata
基于元胞自动机的无线传感网络整体行为研究

Study of the association between local and global behaviors is essential for self-organizing communication system design and system control. A cellular automaton-based model is proposed for addressing the topology control problem of wireless sensor networks which well captures the essential features of system behaviors. It is shown that the system behaviors vary with different local rules, and may have oscillating, decreasing or stable patterns. Moreover, this model can also reflect the tradeoff between different system requirements, which maybe inspiring for further study.