Computer Science & Engineering, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, (Deemed to be University), Longowal, Sangrur, Punjab, Established by: Govt. of India.
Wireless sensor networks are being increasingly used in applications where low energy consumption and low cost are the overriding considerations. With increased use, their reliability, availability and serviceability need to be addressed from the outset. Conventional schemes of adding redundant nodes and incorporating reliability in control protocols can effectively improve only the reliability of the overall WSN[3].Wireless sensor nodes can be deployed on a battlefield and organize themselves in a large-scale ad-hoc network[2][4]. Traditional routing protocols do not take into account that a node contains only a limited energy supply. Optimal routing tries to maximize the duration over which the sensing task can be performed, but requires future knowledge. As this is unrealistic, we derive a practical guideline based on the energy histogram and develop a spectrum of new techniques to enhance the routing in sensor networks.
Hierarchical routing, flat routing, wireless sensor networks, source initiated, destination initiated, energy consumption, energy efficiency, node lifetime, clustering, distributed sensing
