3 Tynan, R. O'Grady, M.J. O'Hare, G.M.P. Muldoon, C. 2009 In: 2nd International Workshop on Applications of Ad hoc and Sensor Networks (AASNET), held at the 23rd IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-09) Bradford, United Kingdom IEEE Press 26-29 May 2009 978-1-4244-3999-7 RP3 <p>The number of active nodes in a WSN deployment governs both the longevity of the network and the accuracy of applications using the network&rsquo;s data. As node hibernation techniques become more sophistocated, it is important that an accurate evaluation methodology is employed to ensure fair comparisons across different techniques. Examining both energy and accuracy ensures a claim of increased longevity for a particular technique can be contrasted against its associated drop, if any, in application accuracy. This change can also be as a result of increased latency and the accuracy encapsulates many aspects of WSN performance in one metric. In this work, we detail the first in a series of experiments designed to demonstrate the tradeoffs for a WSN and we employ mobility tracking as the application to benchmark accuracy. Additionally, we demonstrate experimental evidence for a potential adaptive mobility tracking protocol.</p> http://irserver.ucd.ie/dspace/handle/10197/1250