Energy-Efficient Cluster-Based Routing Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks

Recent advances in wireless sensor networks(WSNs) have led to many new protocols specifically designed for sensor networks where energy awareness is an essential consideration. Since the radio transmission and reception consumes a lot of energy, one of the important issues in wireless sensor network is the inherent limited battery power within network sensor nodes. Therefore, battery power is crucial parameter in the algorithm design to increase lifespan of nodes in the network. Clustering is a key technique used to extend the lifetime of a sensor network by reducing energy consumption. In this paper we survey samples of Cluster-Based Routing protocols in WSNs; like LEACH-D, EECPL, ECP, T-LEACH, etc

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Wireless Sensor Network , Energy efficient , Clustering Protocol , Cluster Head , Base Station