Title :
A virtual area partition clustering protocol with assistant cluster heads for wireless sensor networks
Author :
Dexin Ma ; Jian Ma ; Long Cheng ; Pengmin Xu
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Networking & Switching Technol., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Most existing clustering algorithms are suitable for homogeneous wireless sensor networks, but in practice there exists more heterogeneous scenarios. In this paper, a Virtual Area Partition Clustering protocol with Assistant Cluster Head (VAPC-ACH) is proposed for homogeneous and heterogeneous wireless sensor networks. The simulation results show that VAP-ACH can reduce and balance energy dissipation, thus prolong the sensor network lifetime and improve the system performance.
Keywords :
protocols; wireless sensor networks; assistant cluster heads; clustering algorithms; energy dissipation; heterogeneous scenarios; heterogeneous wireless sensor networks; homogeneous wireless sensor networks; sensor network lifetime; system performance; virtual area partition clustering protocol; Clustering algorithms; Educational institutions; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Protocols; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Control and Automation (ICCA), 2013 10th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4707-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCA.2013.6565052
