Bee-Sensor-C: An Energy-Efficient and Scalable Multipath Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks

A wireless sensor network (WSN) is composed of a large collection of sensor nodes with limited resources in terms of battery supplied energy, processing capability, and storage. Therefore, the design of an energy-efficient and scalable routing protocol is a crucial concern for WSN applications. In t...

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Published in:International journal of distributed sensor networks Vol. 2015; no. 3; p. 976127
Main Authors: Cai, Xuelian, Duan, Yulong, He, Ying, Yang, Jin, Li, Changle
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London, England Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2015
SAGE Publications
Sage Publications Ltd. (UK)
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Wiley
Subjects:
Balancing
Computer network protocols
Computer networks
Data communications
Dynamics
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Engineering research
Evolution
Networks
Remote sensors
Routing (telecommunications)
Wireless networks
Wireless sensor networks
ISSN:1550-1329, 1550-1477, 1550-1477
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Summary:A wireless sensor network (WSN) is composed of a large collection of sensor nodes with limited resources in terms of battery supplied energy, processing capability, and storage. Therefore, the design of an energy-efficient and scalable routing protocol is a crucial concern for WSN applications. In this paper, we propose Bee-Sensor-C, an energy-aware and scalable multipath routing protocol based on dynamic cluster and foraging behavior of a bee swarm. Bee-Sensor-C is an evolution from BeeSensor which is a bee-inspired routing protocol for WSNs. First of all, through introducing a dynamic clustering scheme, Bee-Sensor-C offers parallel data transmissions close to the event area. This evolution reduces routing overhead and improves the scalability. Moreover, Bee-Sensor-C adopts an enhanced multipath construction method in order to achieve the balance of the network energy consumption. Besides, Bee-Sensor-C can well support the multicluster scenario. Through simulations, the network performance is evaluated and the results demonstrate that Bee-Sensor-C outperforms the existing protocols in terms of energy efficiency, energy consumption balance, packet delivery rate, and scalability.
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ISSN:1550-1329
1550-1477
1550-1477
DOI:10.1155/2015/976127