Abstract

Platform is defined as “a standard for the hardware of a computer system, which determines what kinds of software it can run” by Oxford Dictionary. As its definition implies, a platform defines the hardware and software of a system, also a standardized solution to the problems. The platform of wireless sensor network (WSN) is, therefore, a system of standardized hardware and software that enables sensing and wireless networking. This makes sensing and networking the two most important components in WSNs.