The European Network of Excellence CRUISE Application Framework and Network Architecture for Wireless Sensor Networks

This paper presents the main application scenarios under investigation within the network of excellence CRUISE, which is funded in the 1ST 6th framework programme. First an application scenario framework is presented being used for the design process of wireless sensor networks (WSN). Using the framework WSN applications can be compared and contrasted in terms of user, systems requirements, and object interaction. Following the applications are mapped to the sensor network architecture applied in CRUISE and described in the paper. Finally the application scenarios are mapped into the network architecture to demonstrate its generic structure and applicability across multiple application domains.