無線感測網路已經啟發了許多的研究題目，範圍從各類應用，通訊協定的設計，到減少耗能。早期的工作大多著重在低頻寬的通訊，然而有許許多多真實世界的應用都須要高頻寬的通訊，像是震動的監測以及建築物結構的監視等等。不幸的是，目前現有的方法，是採取迴避的方法，導致在於實際運作上並不是表現的很好，他們大多是先把取樣好的資料存放在儲存設備中，像是記憶體或是電氣可擦拭可規化式唯讀記憶體，等到儲存設備裝滿資料後，再停止取樣，把資料慢慢送回主機，這種方法無法達到即時的監測，並且對於頻寬的使用也有限。

　　這篇論文採用了跨階層的最佳化近似來設計取樣與通訊。它可以透過完整地利用資源有限的平台上可用的資源達到即時並且長久的監測目標。更精確的來說，我們解決了在進行基於應用需求以及平台效能協定設計時會遇到的問題。並且比較了各種通訊協定在不同應用中的特性。

　　我們利用了真實世界的個案研究，來證實了我們所提出來的方法。我們成功的實作了一個可靠地通訊協定，它可以以4000Byte每秒的速度來散布取樣的資料，並是實作於一個低耗能，緊密的無線通訊網路類的無線電平台。我們的方法可以被期待為可以實現高效率實作，因為它可以幫助減少設計上白白浪費的努力，並且對於廣大範圍的無線感測應用都是適用的。

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