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Dynamic reassignment of aggregation point for network load balancing
Date Issued
2008-01-30
Date Available
2013-08-15T14:25:01Z
Abstract
Some wireless sensor network applications forward data to a central aggregation point (AP) that is responsible for processing, aggregating, and relaying information to the base
station. For example one node in a body sensor network is responsible for aggregating data and then forwarding only useful information to an external ambient network. This procedure leads to asymmetry in the AP node energy consumption due to (1) higher forwarding activity for nodes in the vicinity of the AP and (2) higher AP activity relative to nodes. Existing approaches of load and energy consumption balancing employ either suboptimal periodical route changes or random AP rotations. In contrast, we propose a novel technique1 to enable a dynamic reassignment of the sensor AP according to a novel cost function that is based on relevant node energy metrics. We show that the technique lead to a network lifetime extension up to 50% for applications, such as medical, that require power-intensive tasks at the AP and for high traffic applications.
Type of Material
Conference Publication
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
Conference Details
The 5th European conference on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN 2008), Bologna, Italy, January 30th-31st and February 1st, 2008
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