Energy Efficient Resource Distribution for Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks

This work addresses the problem of energy efficient management of mobile resource distribution in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), subject to Quality of Service (QoS) constraints. Monitored phenomena may require an increased coverage within a particular area and we present novel methodologies for optimizing the "bargaining stage" when deciding how to select the mobile resources to be re-located in response to such events. Our experimental results demonstrate significant energy savings, both in terms of communication overheads and maintenance of the hierarchical routing structures, as well as the quality assurances in terms of the turnaround time.