Title
A Theory of Network Localization
Abstract
In this paper, we provide a theoretical foundation for the problem of network localization in which some nodes know their locations and other nodes determine their locations by measuring the distances to their neighbors. We construct grounded graphs to model network localization and apply graph rigidity theory to test the conditions for unique localizability and to construct uniquely localizable networks. We further study the computational complexity of network localization and investigate a subclass of grounded graphs where localization can be computed efficiently. We conclude with a discussion of localization in sensor networks where the sensors are placed randomly.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1109/TMC.2006.174
IEEE Trans. Mob. Comput.
Keywords
Field
DocType
Computer vision,Computer networks,Computational complexity,Mobile computing,Algorithm design and analysis,Pervasive computing,Global Positioning System,Mathematics,Printers,Large-scale systems
Graph theory,Mobile computing,Algorithm design,Computer science,Sensor array,Computer network,Theoretical computer science,Ubiquitous computing,Wireless sensor network,Theory of computation,Computational complexity theory,Distributed computing
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
5
12
1536-1233
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
126
5.77
40
Authors
8
Search Limit
100126
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
James Aspnes12140187.81
Tolga Eren239624.12
David K. Goldenberg337918.81
A. Stephen Morse44285588.67
Walter Whiteley545032.34
Richard Yang63502203.15
Brian D. O. Anderson73727471.00
Peter N. Belhumeur8122421001.27