Bio-mimic optimization strategies in wireless sensor networks: A survey

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 299-345

  Adnan, Akhtaruzzaman ^a   Razzaque, Mohammd Abdur ^a   Ahmed, Ishtiaque ^a   Isnin, Ismail Fauzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ant colony optimization; Bio mimetic algorithms; Genetic algorithm; Optimization; Particle swarm optimization; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY HARVESTING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NETWORK SECURITY; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); POWER MANAGEMENT (TELECOMMUNICATION); QUALITY OF SERVICE; SENSOR NODES; SURVEYS; VEHICULAR AD HOC NETWORKS;

BIO-MIMETIC ALGORITHM; ENERGY MINIMIZATION; NETWORK OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMISATIONS; OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY; PARTICLE SWARM; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY-OF-SERVICE; SERVICE MANAGEMENT; SWARM OPTIMIZATION;

ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84891466941     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140100299     Document Type: Review

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