Energy Aware Distributed Partitioning Detection and Connectivity Restoration Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks

Mobile sensor networks rely heavily on inter-sensor connectivity for collection of data. Nodes in these networks monitor different regions of an area of interest and collectively present a global overview of some monitored activities or phenomena. A failure of a sensor leads to loss of connectivity and may cause partitioning of the network into disjoint segments. A number of approaches have been recently proposed that pursue node relocation in order to restore connectivity. DCR is a distributed partitioning detection and connectivity restora- tion algorithm to tolerate the failure of sensors. DCR proactively identifies sensors that are critical to the network connectivity based on local topological information, and designates appropriate, preferably non-critical, backup nodes. Upon failure detection, the backup sensor initiates a recovery process that may involve coordinated relocation of multiple sensors. Here we proposed Energy aware Distributed partitioning detection and connectivity restoration al- gorithm (EDCR) that is an improvement of DCR algorithm. Therefore reducing the message exchange overhead, lower energy consumption, and thus will increase the network lifetime.