Optimal Hop Lengths to Ensure Minimum Energy Consumption in Wireless Sensor Networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mekkaoui Kheireddine ◽  
Rahmoune Abdellatif
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Routing Algorithm ◽  
Minimum Energy ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Minimum Energy Consumption ◽  
Small Antenna ◽  
Save Energy

In wireless sensor networks, nodes have a low computing capacity, a small antenna and a very limited energy source; thereby batteries are considered as a critical resource and should be used efficiently. On the other hand, the antennas are the biggest consumers of energy, therefore, and their use must be very efficient to minimize energy consumption. In a dense WSN, each node may route messages to destination nodes either through short-hops or long-hops, by using a short or a long radio range. Thus, the hop length optimization can save energy. In this article, the authors propose a theorem to optimize the hop lengths and a routing algorithm to improve the WSN power consumption. The theorem establishes a simple condition to ensure the optimal hop lengths which guarantees the minimum energy consumption. And the proposed algorithm based on that condition is used to find the optimal routing path. The simulation results are obtained by applying the condition and the algorithm on WSNs and reveals a high performance regarding WSNs energy consumption and network lifetime.

Optimal Hop Lengths to Ensure Minimum Energy Consumption in Wireless Sensor Networks

2020 ◽  
pp. 105-124
Author(s):  
Mekkaoui Kheireddine ◽  
Rahmoune Abdellatif
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Routing Algorithm ◽  
Minimum Energy ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Minimum Energy Consumption ◽  
Small Antenna ◽  
Save Energy

In wireless sensor networks, nodes have a low computing capacity, a small antenna and a very limited energy source; thereby batteries are considered as a critical resource and should be used efficiently. On the other hand, the antennas are the biggest consumers of energy, therefore, and their use must be very efficient to minimize energy consumption. In a dense WSN, each node may route messages to destination nodes either through short-hops or long-hops, by using a short or a long radio range. Thus, the hop length optimization can save energy. In this article, the authors propose a theorem to optimize the hop lengths and a routing algorithm to improve the WSN power consumption. The theorem establishes a simple condition to ensure the optimal hop lengths which guarantees the minimum energy consumption. And the proposed algorithm based on that condition is used to find the optimal routing path. The simulation results are obtained by applying the condition and the algorithm on WSNs and reveals a high performance regarding WSNs energy consumption and network lifetime.

scholarly journals Maximizing Network Lifetime Operator for Wireless Sensor Networks

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-272
Author(s):  
Dr. Deepali Virmani
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Network Lifetime ◽  
Topology Control ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Minimum Energy ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Minimum Energy Consumption

Optimizing and enhancing network lifetime with minimum energy consumption is the major challenge in field of wireless sensor networks. Existing techniques for optimizing network lifetime are based on exploiting node redundancy, adaptive radio transmission power and topology control. Topology control protocols have a significant impact on network lifetime, available energy and connectivity. In this paper we categorize sensor nodes as strong and weak nodes based on their residual energy as well as operational lifetime and propose a Maximizing Network lifetime Operator (MLTO) that defines cluster based topology control mechanism to enhance network lifetime while guarantying the minimum energy consumption and minimum delay. Extensive simulations in Java-Simulator (J-Sim) show that our proposed operator outperforms the existing protocols in terms of various performance metrics life network lifetime, average delay and minimizes energy utilization.

Energy Efficient Multi-Hop Wireless Sensor Networks with Cooperative MIMO Scheme

2013 ◽  
Vol 660 ◽  
pp. 124-129
Author(s):  
Yu Yang Peng ◽  
Jaeho Choi ◽  
Zi Chen Ren ◽  
Jae Ho Choi
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Minimum Energy ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Cooperative Mimo ◽  
Minimum Energy Consumption ◽  
Input Multiple Output

For wireless sensor networks, energy efficiency is one of the most important subjects in recent research. In this paper, an energy-efficient multi-hop scheme based on cooperative MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technique is proposed for wireless sensor networks. Different from other papers, we consider a single cluster transmission scenario in which energy consumption is optimized by selecting the hop length and modulation constellation size. The optimal energy consumption formula is derived and proved mathematically. In addition, the minimum energy consumption per bit is calculated numerically.

Energy Efficient Group Based Linear Wireless Sensor Networks for Application in Pipeline Monitoring

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinedu Duru ◽  
Neco Ventura ◽  
Mqhele Dlodlo
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Remote Monitoring ◽  
Linear Array ◽  
Minimum Energy ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Sink Node ◽  
Pipeline Monitoring

Background: Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been researched to be one of the ground-breaking technologies for the remote monitoring of pipeline infrastructure of the Oil and Gas industry. Research have also shown that the preferred deployment approach of the sensor network on pipeline structures follows a linear array of nodes, placed a distance apart from each other across the infrastructure length. The linear array topology of the sensor nodes gives rise to the name Linear Wireless Sensor Networks (LWSNs) which over the years have seen themselves being applied to pipelines for effective remote monitoring and surveillance. This paper aims to investigate the energy consumption issue associated with LWSNs deployed in cluster-based fashion along a pipeline infrastructure. Methods: Through quantitative analysis, the study attempts to approach the investigation conceptually focusing on mathematical analysis of proposed models to bring about conjectures on energy consumption performance. Results: From the derived analysis, results have shown that energy consumption is diminished to a minimum if there is a sink for every placed sensor node in the LWSN. To be precise, the analysis conceptually demonstrate that groups containing small number of nodes with a corresponding sink node is the approach to follow when pursuing a cluster-based LWSN for pipeline monitoring applications. Conclusion: From the results, it is discovered that energy consumption of a deployed LWSN can be decreased by creating groups out of the total deployed nodes with a sink servicing each group. In essence, the smaller number of nodes each group contains with a corresponding sink, the less energy consumed in total for the entire LWSN. This therefore means that a sink for every individual node will attribute to minimum energy consumption for every non-sink node. From the study, it can be concurred that energy consumption of a LWSN is inversely proportional to the number of sinks deployed and hence the number of groups created.

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