A load balanced multiple Cluster-heads routing protocol for wireless sensor networks

• Published in: 2011 IEEE 13th International Conference on Communication Technology pp. 656 - 660
• Main Authors: Da Tang, Xiang Liu, Yuqian Jiao, Qianjin Yue
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.09.2011
• Subjects: Base stations; Clustering algorithms; Data communication; Decision Function; Energy consumption; LEACH; multiple cluster-heads; Routing; routing protocol; Routing protocols; Wireless sensor networks; WSN

In the conventional clustering routing protocols for wireless sensor network (WSN), the problem that cluster-heads are overloaded results in the dying of cluster-heads and reduction of the whole system's lifetime. In order to solve the problem, we proposes a novel multiple cluster-heads routing...