The applications of wireless sensor networks comprise a wide variety of scenarios. In most
of them, the network is composed of a significant number of nodes deployed in an extensive …

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in wireless sensor networks. One of the
major issues in wireless sensor network is developing an energy-efficient clustering …

The most important issue that must be solved in designing a data gathering algorithm for
wireless sensor networks (WSNS) is how to save sensor node energy while meeting the …

Minimizing energy dissipation and maximizing network lifetime are important issues in the
design of applications and protocols for sensor networks. Energy-efficient sensor state …

A fundamental challenge in the design of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is to maximize
their lifetimes especially when they have a limited and non-replenishable energy supply. To …

In wireless sensor networks, power is the most essential resource because each sensor
node has limited batteries. Many kinds of existing clustering protocols have been developed …

Due to the constrained energy and computational resources available to sensor nodes, the
number of nodes deployed to cover the whole monitored area completely is often higher …

The recent advances and the convergence of micro electro-mechanical systems technology,
integrated circuit technologies, microprocessor hardware and nano technology, wireless …

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are emerging as essential and popular ways of providing
pervasive computing environments for various applications. In all these environments …

The power awareness issue is the primary concern within the domain of Wireless Sensor
Networks (WSNs). Most power dissipation ocurrs during communication, thus routing …