TITLE:
A Configurable Routing Protocol for Improving Lifetime and Coverage Area in Wireless Sensor Networks
AUTHORS:
Abdullah Alshahrani, Nader M. Namazi, Majed Abdouli, Ahmed S. Alghamdi
KEYWORDS:
Particle Swarm Optimization, Fuzzy C-Means, Clustering, Lifetime
JOURNAL NAME:
Wireless Sensor Network,
Vol.9 No.9,
September
29,
2017
ABSTRACT: The particularities of Wireless Sensor Networks require specially designed
protocols. Nodes in these networks often possess limited access to energy
(usually supplied by batteries), which imposes energy constraints. Additionally,
WSNs are commonly deployed in monitoring applications, which may intend
to cover large areas. Several techniques have been proposed to improve
energy-balance, coverage area or both at the same time. In this paper, an alternative
solution is presented. It consists of three main components: Fuzzy
C-Means for network clustering, a cluster head rotation mechanism and a
sleep scheduling algorithm based on a modified version of Particle Swarm
Optimization. Results show that this solution is able to provide a configurable
routing protocol that offers reduced energy consumption, while keeping highcoverage
area.