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The Design Space of Wireless Sensor Networks∗ ¨ Kay Romer and Friedemann Mattern Institute for Pervasive Computing ETH Zurich {roemer|mattern}@inf.ethz.ch Abstract • What type of software is needed (e.g., operating sys- tems, programming abstractions, tools) to support In the recent past, wireless sensor networks have found their these applications and what requirements have to be way into a wide variety of applications and systems with met? vastly varying requirements and characteristics. As a con- sequence, it is becoming increasingly difficult to discuss • How can we better coordinate the mostly isolated and typical requirements regarding hardware issues and soft- disconnected research activities on sensor networks ware support. This is particularly problematic in a multi- across Europe? disciplinary research area such as wireless sensor networks, where close collaboration between users, application do- main experts, hardware designers, and software developers During the discussions it was observed that wireless sen- is needed to implement efficient systems. In this paper we sor networks have found their way into a wide variety of discuss the consequences of this fact with regard to the de- applications and systems with vastly varying requirements sign space of wireless sensor