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Muni Venkateswarlu Kumaramangalam¹, Kandasamy Adiyapatham¹, Chandrasekaran Kandasamy²

¹Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Mangalore 575025, India.

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This study introduces a new energy-efficient network partitioning scheme and zone-based routing protocol (ZBRP) for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). ZBRP enhances network lifetime and conserves energy through uniform energy consumption among cluster heads.

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Area of Science:

Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Network Engineering

Background:

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are crucial for modern applications, with energy conservation being a key research area.
Clustering mechanisms effectively conserve energy in WSNs, but unbalanced energy consumption and the 'hot spot' problem persist.
Existing unequal clustering algorithms often overlook communication costs, impacting network longevity.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel energy-efficient edge-based network partitioning scheme for organizing WSNs into equal-sized clusters.
To introduce a cluster-based routing algorithm, the Zone-Based Routing Protocol (ZBRP), to extend WSN network lifetime.
To address the challenge of unbalanced energy consumption in WSNs by optimizing cluster head roles and locations.

Main Methods:

Implemented an energy-efficient edge-based network partitioning scheme for uniform cluster sizing.
Developed and proposed the Zone-Based Routing Protocol (ZBRP) for efficient routing within WSN clusters.
Focused on both intra- and inter-cluster communication costs in the unequal clustering approach.

Main Results:

The proposed ZBRP demonstrated superior performance in extending network lifetime compared to existing methods.
Experimental results confirmed significant energy conservation achieved through the ZBRP.
ZBRP ensures uniform energy consumption among cluster heads, mitigating the 'hot spot' problem.

Conclusions:

The novel network organization and ZBRP effectively enhance Wireless Sensor Network lifetime.
Uniform energy consumption among cluster heads is achievable, leading to improved network longevity and efficiency.
The proposed scheme offers a promising solution for energy conservation in WSNs.