An Energy-Balance Unequal Clustering Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks

Abstract

On the basis of traditional unequal clustering protocol for wireless sensor networks, an energy-balance unequal clustering routing protocol is proposed. In the clustering stage, the entire network is divided into clusters of different sizes based on the remaining energy and the distance from the sink node to the node. In the cluster establishment phase, each node calculates the cluster head selection time based on the relative remaining energy, the position, the average distance between the nodes in the cluster. The cluster head is selected by time series, and non-cluster head nodes are selected to join the cluster based on the distance between cluster heads and the remaining energy of the relay cluster head. In the route establishment phase, an optimal transmission path based on minimum spanning tree is built, based on the distance between cluster heads, the residual energy and the distance from node to the sink node. During data transmission, a single hop within a cluster is adopted, and a minimum spanning tree multi-hop method is used between clusters, and the data is finally transmitted to the sink node. The simulation shows that the routing protocol can effectively balance energy consumption and save energy, and the life cycle of the network is prolonged.