Certain Investigation on Improved Cluster Protocol with Trust security for Wireless Sensor Networks

Abstract

Immense development of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) made an incredible advancement in wireless technology. The Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) has created many opportunities for the development of various applications in the fields of military, research, medical, engineering, etc. In this research article, a novel trust-based energy-aware clustering protocol is proposed. The clustering algorithm concentrates on reducing the time spent on cluster formation, controlling redundant data forwarding, and prolonging the network's lifespan. In this model, clustered nodes are classified into three levels like Cluster heads (CH), secondary CHs, and sensor nodes (SN) are used to sense the environmental changes and report to the Base Station (BS). An extension of the lifetime of a WSN is possible by the use of secure multi-hop routing with an aggregation technique to forward data from a cluster to the BS. Compared to relevant works on clustering with the routing protocol, the simulation result showed improved energy efficiency and network lifetime.