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Energy efficiency is a critical issue in designing sensor networks, as the nodes have limited battery power. In this paper we propose to move the BS so as to prolong the network lifetime. We present three strategies for moving the BS: (1) minimizing the average transmission energy; (2) minimizing the maximum transmission energy; and (3) minimizing the maximum relative consumed energy for every active sensor. We examined the case, when the BS is on the optimal location in each round using the three strategies.

A sensor network consists of a large number of small, low-cost devices with sensing, processing and transmitting capabilities. The sensor nodes have limited battery power; therefore energy efficiency is a critical design issue. In this paper we propose to move the sink node, called Base Station (BS) so as to decrease the energy consumption of the whole network. We present two possible strategies to move the BS: the first one minimizes the average consumed energy, while the other one minimizes the maximum transmission energy for every active sensor. To evaluate the performance of the two strategies, we compare these with the case, when the BS is deployed in a fixed position. Simulation results show that the proposed processes can reduce energy consun~ption. thereby significantly extending the lifetime of the entire sensor network.

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