An Energy Efficient Cross-Layer Network Operation Model for IEEE 802.15.4-Based Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks Abstract-IEEE 802.15.4 mobile wireless sensor networks (MWSNs) have been investigated in literature. One major finding is that these networks suffer from control packet overhead and delivery ratio degradation. This increases the network?s energy consumption. This paper introduces a cross-layer operation model…
An Energy-Aware and Void-Avoidable Routing Protocol for Underwater Sensor Networks Abstract-Underwater sensor networks are facing a great challenge in designing a routing protocol with longer network lifetime and higher packet delivery rate under the complex underwater environment. In this paper, we propose an energy-aware and void-avoidable routing protocol (EAVARP). EAVARP includes layering phase and data…
An Energy-Balanced Routing Method Based on Forward-Aware Factor for Wireless Sensor Networks Abstract? As an important part of industrial application (IA), the wireless sensor network (WSN) has been an active research area over the past few years. Due to the limited energy and communication ability of sensor nodes, it seems especially important to design a…
An Energy-Ef?cient Mobile-Sink Path Selection Strategy for Wireless Sensor Networks Abstract? Several studies have demonstrated the bene?ts of using a mobile sink to reduce the energy consumption of nodes and to prevent the formation of energy holes in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). However, these bene?ts are dependent on the path taken by the mobile sink,…
An Energy-Ef?cient Mobile-Sink Path Selection Strategy for Wireless Sensor Networks Abstract? Several studies have demonstrated the bene?ts of using a mobile sink to reduce the energy consumption of nodes and to prevent the formation of energy holes in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). However, these bene?ts are dependent on the path taken by the mobile sink,…
An Energy-Efficient Reliable Data Transmission Scheme for Complex Environmental Monitoring in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks Abstract? As an extension of wireless sensor network in underwater environment, underwater acoustic sensor networks (UASNs) have caused widespread concern of academia. In UASNs, the efficiency and reliability of data transmission are very challenging due to the complex underwater environment…
An Enhanced K-Means and ANOVA-Based Clustering Approach for Similarity Aggregation in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks Abstract? Underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) have recently been proposed as a way to observe and explore aquatic environments. Sensors in such networks are used to perform pollution monitoring, disaster prevention, or assisted navigation and to send monitored data to…
An IoT notion?based authentication and key agreement scheme ensuring user anonymity for heterogeneous ad hoc wireless sensor networks Abstract-In 2014, Turkanovic? et al. applied the Internet of Things (IoT) notion to wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and proposed a user authentication and key agreement scheme for heterogeneous ad hoc wireless sensor networks with lightweight computational operations….
An Online Algorithm for Data Collection by Multiple Sinks in Wireless Sensor Networks Abstract? Data collection by multiple sinks is a fundamental problem in wireless sensor networks. Existing works focused on designing the optimal offline methods provided that the number and positions of sensors and sinks (or trajectories of mobile sinks) are predetermined. This may…
An Optimal Scheduling Algorithm for Maximizing Throughput in WiMAX Mesh Networks Abstract? The WiMAX mesh network (WMN) architecture is defined in the IEEE 802.16 standard for increasing network coverage and improving communication performance. In the past few years, several greedy or heuristic algorithms have been proposed to cope with the scheduling problem in WMNs. However,…
An Optimal-Distance-Based Transmission Strategy for Lifetime Maximization of Wireless Sensor Networks Abstract? An Optimal-Distance-Based Transmission Strategy for Lifetime Maximization of Wireless Sensor Networks. An effective transmission strategy plays a vital role in maximizing the lifetime of wireless sensor networks WSNs< Final Year Projects 2016 > To fulfill such a maximization aim, an optimal-distance-based transmission strategy…
ART: An Attack-Resistant Trust Management Scheme for Securing Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks Abstract? Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have the potential to transform the way people travel through the creation of a safe interoperable wireless communications network that includes cars, buses, traffic signals, cell phones, and other devices. However, VANETs are vulnerable to security threats…