A Novel Algorithm for Power Saving and Over Head Reduction in the Wireless Networks

Abstract

The majority of the nodes connected and operating as an today are Wireless networks, because of its own advantage. In the Adhoc networks nodes are not connected with any fixed infrastructure and are operated by battery power. Each node consumes a large amount of energy while transmission or reception of packets, among the nodes. While the nodes depend on each other for efficient transferring of packets, it is a key issue in networks to have efficient methods for forwarding of packets between any given pair of nodes, with minimum power consumption and less number of intermediate nodes . In this study we propose an optimal routing protocol called MARI (Mobile Agent with Routing Intelligence). The MARI Topology proposed for power management is novel and is used for the consumption of minimum power in an wireless network, at each node. The Protocol groups the network into distinct networks with the selection of MARI nodes and Gateways for efficient packet transmission between any member node pair. The operational cycle at each node is classified into four distinct operations, i.e., transmitting, receiving, idle and sleep cycle, in order to achieve efficient power management in a wireless network. Keywords -Adhoc Networks, MARI, Power management, Nodes, Transmission.