Correlation between Distance and Frequency Bands in Hybrid Air-Ground Sensor Networks

Abstract

Designing and deploying a safe and reliable wireless sensor network involves deep knowledge of the propagation environment, as the performance can be compromised by unknown or unpredictable factors like interference, vegetation, terrain or excessive humidity. An accurate propagation model is essential for developing a cost-effective wireless sensor network, however, a guide that will allow the frequency selection based on some input data that can be considered as default constraints for any RF planner (e.g. distance between sensors, lack of electricity, minimum throughput, etc.) can always serve as an alternative to rather expensive RF propagation studies.