Energy hole is an inherent problem in wireless sensor networks, which results from heavier
traffic loads of nodes nearer to the sink, and leads to significant network lifetime reduction …

The energy balancing capability of cooperative communication is utilized to solve the energy
hole problem in wireless sensor networks. We first propose a cooperative transmission …

In multi-hop Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), nodes closer to Base Station (BS) need to
relay traffic from other nodes of the network which makes their energy depleted very fast and …

In a wireless sensor network (WSN), the energy hole problem is a key factor which affects
the lifetime of the networks. In a WSN with circular multi-hop deployment (modeled as …

Energy hole problem is a crucial issue in wireless sensor network (WSN). Nodes near the
sink region will die sooner from outer sub-regions because these nodes send their own data …

Energy efficiency (EE) is an important factor for the deployment of wireless sensor networks.
Cooperative communication can help to reduce energy consumption for long distance data …

Energy balancing and energy efficiency are very important in prolong network life. In
wireless sensor networks, cooperative MIMO technology has become a research hotspot in …

Summary Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been widely considered as one of the
most important technologies with unique characteristics designed for various applications …

The many-to-one communication nature of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) leads to an
unbalanced traffic distribution, and, accordingly, sensor nodes closer to the base station …

Cooperative relaying may be used to improve the lifetime of a wireless sensor network and
decrease the total transmit energy expenditure in a wireless sensor network where the …