Title :
A Distributed Weight-Based Clustering Algorithm for WSNs
Author :
Fan, Zuzhi ; Zhou, Huaibei
Author_Institution :
Adv. Res. Center of Sci.& Tech., Wuhan Univ.
Abstract :
Cluster-based routing protocol has been demonstrated as a good way to meet the requirements of wireless sensor networks (WSNs), such as scalability, lifetime constraint and energy-efficiency in LEACH. On one hand, the creation of clusters can lower energy consumption within a cluster by performing data fusion to decrease the amount of sensed data forwarded to BS (base station). On the other hand, the formation of cluster can consume lots of energy and then increase additional overhead. Therefore cluster formation algorithm which decides how to select cluster and how to schedule nodes is crux in cluster-based related routing protocols. In the paper, we propose a distributed weight-based clustering algorithm for WSNs which takes battery usage, load balancing and MAC functionality into consideration. Simulation results demonstrate the energy-efficiency of the proposed algorithm
Keywords :
routing protocols; sensor fusion; wireless sensor networks; MAC functionality; WSN; battery usage; cluster-based routing protocol; data fusion; distributed weight-based clustering algorithm; load balancing; wireless sensor networks; Base stations; Batteries; Clustering algorithms; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Load management; Routing protocols; Scalability; Scheduling algorithm; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, 2006. WiCOM 2006.International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0517-3
DOI :
10.1109/WiCOM.2006.275
