A Reliable Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Network Hierarchical Routing Algorithm
The existing clustering protocols exists shortages that the nodes with small residual energy may be choose as cluster nodes, which communicate directly with sink causes more energy consumption. Member nodes transmit data directly to cluster head also caused more energy consumption. A reliable energy efficient wireless sensor network hierarchical routing algorithm (REHRA) is proposed to further improve energy efficiency. It introduces residual energy factor for election of heads that makes nodes with more residual energy priority become heads. The data transmission for heads to sink uses flooding algorithm that ensures reliability. Routing tree is formed within local cluster and data delivers from leaf nodes to the cluster head. Performance analysis and simulation experiment shows that the new algorithm provides higher energy efficiency and longer lifetime.