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Title |
An Efficient Zone-Based Routing Protocol for WSN |
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Author |
Kamal Beydoun, Khodor Hammoud |
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Vol. 25 No. 2 pp. 87-104 |
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Abstract |
A Wireless Sensor Network is a collection of sensor nodes that cooperate with each other to send data to a base station. These nodes have limited resources in terms of energy, memory, and processing power. Energy conserving communication is one of the main challenges of wireless sensor networks. Several studies and research are focused on saving energy and extending the lifetime of these networks. Architectural approaches, like hierarchical structures, tend to organize network nodes in order to save energy. Most of these protocols need background information on the network for them to be efficient. In this paper, we describe a new approach for organizing large sensor networks into zones, based on the number of hops, to address the following issues: large-scale, random network deployment, energy efficiency and small overhead. This network architecture enables a hierarchical network view, with the purpose of offering efficient routing protocols based on zone partitioning. Simulations undertaken demonstrate that our approach is energy-efficient; this is highlighted by the reduction of traffic overhead. |
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Keywords |
Wireless Sensor Network, Hierarchical Routing. |
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