The paper presents a technique called as Mobility-enabled Multi Level Optimization (MeMLO) that addressing the existing problem of clustering in wireless sensor net-work (WSN). The technique enables selection of aggregator node based on multiple optimi-zation attribute which gives better decision capability to the clustering mechanism by choosing the best aggregator node. The outcome of the study shows MeMLO is highly capable of minimizing the halt time of mobile node that significantly lowers the transmit power of aggregator node. The simulation outcome shows negligible computational com-plexity, faster response time, and highly energy efficient for large scale WSN for longer simulation rounds as compared to conventional LEACH algorithm.
Keyword:Battery Clustering Network lifetime Optimization Optimization Wireless sensor network
Copyright © 2017 Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science.All rights reserved.Corresponding Author:M.C Rajalakshmi, University of Mysore, India. E-Mail: rajhar70@gmail.com
INTRODUCTIONWith the increasing adoption of WSN in upcoming application like Internet-of-Things, the awareness of the potential features and limitations are being consistently a point of focus among the research community. A sensor node is a very miniature device that can sense environmental events and uses routing principle to transmit the data to base station. As sensors are deployed in unmanned surveilled area, so it is essential that such sensor should optimally operate even in adverse conditions too. In order to support such operation, a sensor should have enough battery lifetimes, which is one of the restricted resources in them. Apart from this, there are many reasons of energy depletions. The prominent reason is the process called as data aggregation which requires a specific level of transmittance energy for each sensor node to forward the data. Hence, there are various studies [1-2] that have focused on energy efficient clustering process for enhancing the network lifetime. However, there are major pitfalls too in this. The secondary reason is routing protocol in WSN. Among different forms of protocol i.e. flat, hierarchical, and hybrid [3], availability of standard energy efficient routing protocol is extremely less compared to other routing techniques in WSN. Among the energy efficient routing technique, LEACH protocol [4] is one of the most frequently used approach for benchmarking in 95% of the research work. The prime reason behind this is LEACH is one of the protocols that was tested on original MicaZ motes and has potential supportability of hardware circuitry of the motes along with mathematical formulation for antenna theory. LEACH was tested both on hardware as well as on computational based approach and hence its reliability score is top most compared to other energy efficient protocols e.g. PEGASIS [5], TEEN [6], APTEEN [7], HEED [8], that were tested originally from hypothetical or simulation viewpoint. Although, LEACH has many new variants but still none of the variants of LEACH was testi...