Communication architecture to support distributed sensors

This paper explores a queuing approach to quantifying the delay performance bounds of a distributed sensor network in response to the number of targets or events to be observed and communicated through the network. Employing a simple sensor fusion and a priority queuing model of the delay effects of processing and communication, we analyse node delay performance. We extend the node model through analysis of information flows with neighbour nodes to examine characteristics of the network. We discuss means of extending network performance through the use of alternate queuing disciplines.