Title :
Overview of cluster-based routing protocols in wireless sensor networks
Author :
Jiang, Changjiang ; Xiang, Min ; Shi, Weiren
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Network Control & Intell. Instrum. of Minist. of Educ., Chongqing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Chongqing, China
Abstract :
Owing to the limited resources of the sensor nodes, energy-efficient routing mechanism becomes one of the most important technologies in wireless sensor networks. As an active branch of routing technology, cluster-based routing protocols excel in network topology management, energy minimization, data aggregation and so on. In this paper, cluster-based routing mechanisms for wireless sensor networks are analyzed. Cluster head selection, cluster formation and data transmission are three key techniques in cluster-based routing protocols. As viewed from the three techniques, recent important cluster-based routing protocols and algorithms are presented. Meanwhile, several representative cluster-based routing protocols are introduced, and their characteristics and performances are compared. Finally, the future research issues in this are pointed out.
Keywords :
data communication; minimisation; routing protocols; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network topology; wireless sensor networks; cluster formation; cluster head selection; cluster-based routing protocols; data aggregation; data transmission; energy minimization; network topology management; routing technology; sensor nodes; wireless sensor networks; Ad hoc networks; Conferences; Energy efficiency; Routing protocols; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; cluster-based; clustering algorithm; routing protocol; wireless sensor network;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Information and Control Engineering (ICEICE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8036-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICEICE.2011.5777573
