Average Load Distance (ALD) communication mode for wireless sensor networks
Nasir Uddin, Shervin Erfani, Francisco B. P. Moro, Leo P. Oriet, Zbigniew J. Pasek · 2008
An algorithm for an energy-efficient communication, the Average Load Distance (ALD) communication, to forward data from sensor to the cluster head in a hierarchal wireless sensor network is proposed. The objective of the ALD is to prolong the network life-time without additional computational overhead. Implementation of the algorithm indicates that the proposed mode can be up to 88% more efficient over direct mode of communication with regard to per-round maximum energy consumption. An application study shows that ALD can save up to 47% of wireless sensor networks operational cost when compared to direct mode transmission.