An Energy-Efficient Routing and Self-Organization Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks

1IntroductionAs the development of MEMStechnology,the microsensors whichintegrate manyfunctions such as sensing,signal processing and communication have been widelyused[1]. Wireless Sensor Network ( WSN) is construct-ed with hundreds to thousands of sensors and one ormore SINKs .Sensors can sense (monitor) many physi-cal signals such as sound,light ,electronics ,tempera-ture and humidity of the objects in a given region[2 ~3].Sensors transfer these signalsinto sensing data and sendsensin…     

Distributed lifetime optimization in wireless sensor networks using alternating direction method of multipliers

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An ant colony optimization based routing algorithm for extending network lifetime in wireless sensor networks

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基于动态分簇路由优化和分布式粒子滤波的传感器网络目标跟踪方法

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Communication-efficient implementation of join in sensor networks

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Anomaly detection in wireless sensor networks

Anomaly detection in wireless sensor networks is an important challenge for tasks such as fault diagnosis, intrusion detection, and monitoring applications. The algorithms developed for anomaly detection have to consider the inherent limitations of sensor networks in their design so that the energy consumption in sensor nodes is minimized and the lifetime of the network is maximized. In this survey article we analyze the state of the art in anomaly detection techniques for wireless sensor networks and discuss some open issues for research.     

A grid based clustering and routing algorithm for solving hot spot problem in wireless sensor networks

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Avoiding Energy Holes to Maximize Network Lifetime in Gradient Sinking Sensor Networks

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