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Sensors2012,12,14887-14913;doi:10.3390/s121114887 OPENACCESS sensors ISSN1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article AQualitativeComparisonofDifferentLogicalTopologiesfor WirelessSensorNetworks QuaziMamun SchoolofComputingandMathematics,CharlesSturtUniversity,NewSouthWales2678,Australia; E-Mail:qmamun@.au;Tel./Fax:+61-269-334-725 Received:1October2012;inrevisedform:23October2012/Accepted:24October2012/ Published:5November2012 Abstract: Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are formed by a large collection of power-consciouswireless-capablesensorswithoutthesupportofpre-existinginfrastructure, possiblybyunp