Data Center Heat Monitoring Using Wireless Sensor Networks

This paper demonstrates a method for implementing wireless sensor networks to monitor temperatures within data centers. Previous methods for monitoring these temperatures are costly and difficult to modify once implemented. Multiple TelosB nodes were placed in strategic locations based on knowledge of basic heat flow in data centers, to collect temperature readings. It was possible to gather data matching the predictions of their placement, and detecting alarming trends in the data center's environment. The result is a portable, cost-effective, and energy efficient method for gathering precise temperature readings from data centers.