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A Sensor Query and Tasking Language Approach to Event Driven Programming in Sensor Networks

Journal of Computer and Communication Networks

Received On : 16 April 2025

Revised On : 30 May 2025

Accepted On : 25 June 2025

Published On : 10 July 2025

Volume 01, 2025

Pages : 140-150

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https://doi.org/10.64026/JCCN/2025014

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Abstract

Sensor Query and Tasking Language (SQTL) is a computational scripting language that is used to enhance the communication between middleware and sensor applications of a sensor network. It provides versatility and a compact script for receiving sensor data and utilizing hardware characteristics, event management, and coordination of the events between the connected sensor nodes. In this paper, the necessity of SQTL as a part of the system that is critical for the work of the sensor networks is discussed. In the sensor applications, SQTL is a programming interface to the SINA middleware so that sensor messages can be easily connected and scripted in simple and concise ways. The programming language has procedural and object-oriented components and offers basic building blocks for accessing the hardware of the sensors, identifying the location, communication, and handling events. It is important to note that SQTL has the capacity to handle events in parallel and thus the sensor nodes can respond to messages, timers and timeouts. The advanced SQTL wrapper using XML syntax enables message transmission and execution between the sensor nodes effectively with better resource utilization. This paper reviews the constructs of SQTL, SEE and the constructs available in SEE and describes their role and importance in executing program and managing resources. Lastly, it provides an illustration of two sample applications that show how SQTL can be used in real life scenarios such as distributing maximum temperature detection and harmonized car tracking.

Keywords

Information Driven Sensor Querying, Sensor Execution Environment, Constrained Anisotropic Diffusion Routing, Sensor Query and Tasking Language.

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Kanev Boris Lisitsa, “A Sensor Query and Tasking Language Approach to Event Driven Programming in Sensor Networks”, Journal of Computer and Communication Networks, pp. 140-150, 2025, doi: 10.64026/JCCN/2025014.

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