Title :
Amelioration of MPR by a backbone-based broadcasting algorithm for WSNs
Author :
Moulahi, Tarek ; Nasri, Salem ; GUyennet, Hervé
Author_Institution :
ENIS, Sfax, Tunisia
Abstract :
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are sets of many sensors that gather data and collaborate together. So, the procedures of broadcast or multicast are more important than traditional point-to-point communication in computer network. This paper focuses on broadcasting in structured WSNs. In such a kind, the procedure of network communications is easier than in unstructured WSNs. Thus, we will make an overview of MultiPoint Relay: (MPR) to show its weakness. Then, we will define a cluster-based architecture for WSNs which is constructed using MPR. Next, we will provide a new broadcast algorithm based on the previous cluster architecture and called 3B: Backbone Based Broadcasting. By the end, an illustration of 3B shows that it minimizes the energy consumption for accomplishing broadcast compared to MPR.
Keywords :
computer networks; energy consumption; pattern clustering; wireless sensor networks; 3B backbone based broadcasting; MPR; broadcasting algorithm; cluster architecture; cluster-based architecture; computer network; energy consumption; multicast procedure; multipoint relay; network communications; point-to-point communication; structured WSN; wireless sensor networks; Ad hoc networks; Broadcasting; Clustering algorithms; Heuristic algorithms; Relays; Sensors; Wireless sensor networks; MPR; Wireless sensor networks; backbone; broadcasting; energy aware;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology and e-Services (ICITeS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sousse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1167-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICITeS.2012.6216676