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Int. J. Communications, Network and System Sciences, 2011, 4, 1-16 doi:10.4236/ijcns.2011.41001 Published Online January 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ijcns) RISN: An Efficient Sensor Network Overlay with Support for Autonomous and Distributed Applications 1 1 1 2 2 3 Evens Jean , Ingmar Rauschert , Robert T. Collins , Ali R. Hurson , Sahra Sedigh , Yu Jiao 1The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA 2Missouri University of Science Technology, Rolla, USA 3Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA E-mail : jean@, rauscher@, rcollins@, hurson@, sedighs@, jiaoy@ Received November 22, 2010; revised December 14, 2010; accepted December 18, 2010 Abstract Once deployed, sensor networks are capable of providing a comprehensive view of their environment. However, since the current sensor network paradigm promotes isolated networks that are statically tasked, the full power of the harnessed data has yet to be exploited. In recent years, users have become mobile enti- ties that require constant access to data for efficient and autonomous processing. Under the current limita- tions of sensor networks, users would be restricted using only a subset of the vast amount of data being col- lected; depending on the networks they are able to access. Through reliance on isolated networks, prolifera- tion of sensor nodes can easily occur in any area that has high appeals to users. Furthermore, support for dy- namic tasking of nodes and efficient processing of data is contrary to the general view of sensor networks as subject to severe resource constraints. Addressing the aforementioned challen