An energy-balancing unequal clustering protocol for wireless sensor networks

Information Technology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-63

  Yang, J ^a,b   Zhang, D ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NINGXIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy balancing; Network lifetime; Unequal clustering; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYBRID SENSORS; LEACHING; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CLUSTER HEADS; CLUSTERING PROTOCOLS; DATA TRANSMISSION MECHANISMS; ENERGY CONSUMPTIONS; ENERGY-BALANCING; ENERGY-EFFICIENT; FORM CLUSTERS; LAYERED ALGORITHMS; LIFE-TIMES; NETWORK LIFETIME; OF SENSORS; SIMULATION STUDIES; SINK NODES; UNEQUAL CLUSTERING;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 58149263371     PISSN: 18125638     EISSN: 18125646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2009.57.63     Document Type: Article

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