Cluster-Tree based Data Gathering in Wireless Sensor Network
Gurpreet Singh Chhabra1, Dipesh Sharma2

1Gurpreet Singh Chhabra, M.Tech Scholar (CSE) from RITEE Raipur (C.G.), India.
2Dipesh Sharma, Reader CSE Department, RITEE Raipur (C.G.), India.
Manuscript received on February 20, 2011. | Revised Manuscript received on February 27, 2011. | Manuscript published on March 05, 2011. | PP: 27-31 | Volume-1 Issue-1, March 2011. | Retrieval Number: A010021111
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Abstract: WSN consisting of a large number of small sensors with low-power transceivers can be an effective tool for gathering data in a variety of environments. As sensor nodes are deployed in sensing field, they can help people to monitor and aggregate data. Researchers also try to find more efficient ways of utilizing limited energy of sensor node in order to give longer life time of WSNs. Network lifetime, scalability, and load balancing are important requirements for many data gathering sensor network applications. Therefore, many protocols are introduced for better performance. In the available literature, multi-hop routing protocol is well known for power saving in data gathering [5]. Researchers have used such types of the cluster-based (e.g., LEACH, EERP), the chain-based (e.g. PEGASIS) and the tree-based (e.g. TREEPSI) to establish their energy-efficient routing protocols. In this paper, we propose an improved version which uses both cluster and tree based protocols. The proposed protocol improves the power consumption by improving FND.
Keywords: Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), First Node Death (FND), Energy efficient, Multi-hop routing protocol.