Sensor nodes in sensor networks often gather data and deliver them to the sink. However,
the energy and radio range constraints force them to cooperate in transmitting the data to the …

Due to the limited energy of sensor nodes, it is a research goal that the lifetime of sensor
networks is prolonged by transmitting the sensed data to the base station in an energy …

The necessity of wireless sensor networks is increasing in the recent years. So many
researches are studied in wireless sensor networks. The clustering algorithm provides an …

In clustering-based approaches, cluster heads closer to the sink are usually burdened with
much more relay traffic and thus, tend to die early. To address this problem, distance-aware …

In wireless sensor networks, the lifetime of a sensor network is a hottest research topic.
Clustering provides an efficient method for increasing the network lifetime. Existing …

Clustering provides an effective way to prolong the lifetime of wireless sensor networks.
However, the head node may die much faster than other nodes due to its overburden. In this …

Over the last several years, various clustering algorithms for wireless sensor networks have
been proposed to prolong network lifetime. Most clustering algorithms provide an equal …

One of the important issues of WSN is efficient utilization of limited energy resources in the
battery operated sensor node. Clustering provides an efficient method for utilizing the …

Clustering algorithms have been extensively applied for energy conservation in wireless
sensor networks (WSNs). In a clustered WSNs, cluster-heads (CHs) play an important role …

Organizing wireless sensor networks into clustered architectures is an effective approach for
energy balancing so as to prolong the network lifetime. This paper proposes an Energy …