Greening Wireless Sensor Networks: A Unique Chain-Based Clustering Approach for Communication
Suman Avdhesh Yadav, Thangamuthu Poongodi · 2023
In recent decades, there has been a notable emphasis on wireless sensor network data collecting due to the growing demand of data-gathering through WSNs as a result of the Internet of Things (IoT) popularity. However, attaining the best possible network performance is severely hampered by the resource constraints of sensor devices. This study presents a solution to this problem by proposing the Greening Wireless Sensor Networks, which considers two different energy levels (normal and advanced) of nodes. In this, the count of advanced nodes is calculated rationally and distributed appropriately. Normal nodes, on the other hand, are haphazardly placed next to advanced nodes. Advanced nodes forward data to the base station (BS) using chain-based transmission. This proposed methodology helps the network save a significant amount of energy as a result. A variety of performance criteria are considered to assess the network's performance, and this proposed protocol can outperform popular routing protocols.