Improved sensor network lifetime with multiple mobile sinks

M Marta, M Cardei - Pervasive and Mobile computing, 2009 - Elsevier
A critical issue for data gathering in wireless sensor networks is the formation of energy
holes near the sinks. Sensors near the sinks have to participate in relaying data on behalf of …

Using sink mobility to increase wireless sensor networks lifetime

M Marta, M Cardei - 2008 international symposium on a world …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A critical issue for data gathering in wireless sensor networks is the formation of energy
holes near the sinks. Sensors near the sinks have to participate in relaying data on behalf of …

Network lifetime maximization in sensor networks with multiple mobile sinks

W Liang, J Luo - 2011 IEEE 36th conference on local computer …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we deal with the network lifetime maximization problem under multiple mobile
sink environments, namely, the h-hop-constrained multiple mobile sink problem, which is …

Movement-assisted sensor redeployment scheme for network lifetime increase

Y Yang, M Cardei - Proceedings of the 10th ACM Symposium on …, 2007 - dl.acm.org
Sensor deployment in mobile sensor networks has received significant attention in recent
years. Goals during sensor deployment include improving coverage, achieving load …

Deploying multiple sinks in multi-hop wireless sensor networks

Z Vincze, R Vida, A Vidacs - IEEE international conference on …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the scarce energy supplies of a wireless sensor network (WSN) it is necessary to
design the architecture and operation of the network so as to optimize the energy …

An efficient algorithm for energy management in wireless sensor networks via employing multiple mobile sinks

J Shi, X Wei, W Zhu - International Journal of Distributed …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Energy saving in wireless sensor networks is a fundamental issue as most sensor nodes are
powered by batteries. The deployment of mobile sinks can alleviate the imbalance of energy …

Prolonging network lifetime via a controlled mobile sink in wireless sensor networks

W Liang, J Luo, X Xu - 2010 IEEE global telecommunications …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we explore the mobility of a mobile sink in a wireless sensor network (WSN) to
prolong the network lifetime. Since the mechanical movement of mobile sink is driven by …

Dual-sink: using mobile and static sinks for lifetime improvement in wireless sensor networks

X Wu, G Chen - 2007 16th International Conference on …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mobile sink has been adopted by many schemes for lifetime improvement in wireless sensor
networks. It is necessary to propagate the topological or location changes caused by the …

Coordinated and controlled mobility of multiple sinks for maximizing the lifetime of wireless sensor networks

S Basagni, A Carosi, C Petrioli, CA Phillips - Wireless networks, 2011 - Springer
We define scalable models and distributed heuristics for the concurrent and coordinated
movement of multiple sinks in a wireless sensor network, a case that presents significant …

Placing optimal number of sinks in sensor networks for network lifetime maximization

X Xu, W Liang - 2011 IEEE International Conference on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we investigate the benefits of placing optimal number of sinks for a wireless
sensor network (WSN) to prolong the network lifetime, provided that the number of hops from …