MarathonNet: adding value to large scale sport events - a connectivity analysis

Dennis Pfisterer; Martin Lipphardt; Carsten  Buschmann; Horst Hellbrueck; Stefan Fischer; Jan Hendrik  Sauselin

1st International ICST Conference on Integrated Internet Ad hoc and Sensor Networks

Research Article

MarathonNet: adding value to large scale sport events - a connectivity analysis

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    author={Dennis Pfisterer and Martin Lipphardt and Carsten  Buschmann and Horst Hellbrueck and Stefan Fischer and Jan Hendrik  Sauselin},
    title={MarathonNet: adding value to large scale sport events - a connectivity analysis},
    proceedings={1st International ICST Conference on Integrated Internet Ad hoc and Sensor Networks},
    publisher={ACM},
    proceedings_a={INTERSENSE},
    year={2006},
    month={5},
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    doi={10.1145/1142680.1142696}
}

Dennis Pfisterer
Martin Lipphardt
Carsten Buschmann
Horst Hellbrueck
Stefan Fischer
Jan Hendrik Sauselin
Year: 2006
MarathonNet: adding value to large scale sport events - a connectivity analysis
INTERSENSE
ACM
DOI: 10.1145/1142680.1142696

Dennis Pfisterer¹, Martin Lipphardt¹, Carsten Buschmann¹, Horst Hellbrueck¹, Stefan Fischer¹, Jan Hendrik Sauselin¹

1: Institute of Telematics, University of Lubeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lubeck, Germany

Abstract

The project MarathonNet develops wireless sensor networks for monitoring runners during marathon events. The application requires a high degree of connectivity in order to provide actual data for runners and spectators. Depending on the distribution of the runners on the track, the communication range and the number of base stations network partitions might occur that reduce connectivity. To investigate these dependencies in detail we conducted various simulations on connectivity. In this paper we first introduce the application scenario and discuss the impact of the different parameters and their interrelations. We then present the simulation results and discuss their consequences for the application design.

Published: 2006-05-31
Publisher: ACM

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1142680.1142696