Wireless mesh sensor networks typically consist of a cluster of intelligent radio nodes\udwhich transfer data between each other directly in a hop, or indirectly through two or more hops via\udadjacent nodes. These nodes contain one or more sensors. Wireless mesh sensor networks provide a\udsolution in monitoring and controlling the physical world around us and offer far reaching potential\udapplications. This paper presents a novel design, implementation and prototype realization of one such\udpotential application, namely the use of a wireless mesh sensor network to monitor the events and\udactivities in a housing community environment. In this network, transmit-only sensor nodes are\udemployed in order to obtain a low cost, easy to deploy and low power solution. A small-scaled version\udof the proposed network is deployed in a controlled environment, allowing for practical testing and\udverification of the final design. The results obtained are presented and discussed within.
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