An energy-aware routing protocol in wireless sensor networks

Ming Liu, Jiannong Cao, Guihai Chen, Xiaomin Wang

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Abstract

The most important issue that must be solved in designing a data gathering algorithm for wireless sensor networks (WSNS) is how to save sensor node energy while meeting the needs of applications/users. In this paper, we propose a novel energy-aware routing protocol (EAP) for a long-lived sensor network. EAP achieves a good performance in terms of lifetime by minimizing energy consumption for in-network communications and balancing the energy load among all the nodes. EAP introduces a new clustering parameter for cluster head election, which can better handle the heterogeneous energy capacities. Furthermore, it also introduces a simple but efficient approach, namely, intracluster coverage to cope with the area coverage problem. We use a simple temperature sensing application to evaluate the performance of EAP and results show that our protocol significantly outperforms LEACH and HEED in terms of network lifetime and the amount of data gathered.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)445-462
Number of pages18
JournalSensors
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009

Keywords

  • Clustering algorithm
  • Data gathering
  • Energy-aware
  • Intra-cluster coverage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biochemistry
  • Instrumentation
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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