Xu, Xu (Grace)Liang, WeifaJia, XiaohuaXu, Wenzheng2015-12-07July 29-1http://hdl.handle.net/1885/25835In this paper we consider the use of a link-unreliable wireless sensor network for remote monitoring, where the monitoring center is geographically located far away from the region of the deployed sensor network. The sensing data is transferred to the monKeywords: Combinatorial optimization problems; Communication service; Load-balanced; Monitoring centers; Network throughput; Optimization problems; Remote monitoring; Service costs; Mobile ad hoc networks; Wireless sensor networks; Approximation algorithms Combinatorial optimization problem; Load-balanced forest; Unreliable data transmission201310.1145/2491288.24913152016-02-24