A Novel Energy-Efficient Cluster Formation Strategy: From the Perspective of Cluster Members

Author

Dongfeng Xie ; Qianwei Zhou ; Xing You ; Baoqing Li ; Xiaobing Yuan

Author_Institution

Shanghai Inst. of Microsyst. & Inf. Technol. (SIMIT), Shanghai, China

Volume

17

Issue

11

fYear

2013

fDate

Nov-13

Firstpage

2044

Lastpage

2047

Abstract

Traditional clustering methods mostly concentrate on how to choose nodes to serve as cluster heads. As for cluster formation, most papers assume that a normal node joins a nearest cluster head. However, this is not an optimal solution to form a good cluster. It is shown in this paper that a cluster member may not response to the advertisement of the closest cluster head but join a farther cluster head in order to achieve better energy efficiency or longer co-alive lifespan. Based on our new observation, a novel cluster formation strategy is proposed. Besides, simulation results also verify the correctness of our analysis.

Keywords

energy conservation; radio networks; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication power management; cluster heads; cluster members; clustering methods; co-alive lifespan; energy-efficient cluster formation strategy; normal node; wireless network; Base stations; Clustering algorithms; Energy consumption; Protocols; Simulation; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Cluster formation; aggregation ratio; co-alive lifespan; energy efficiency;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1089-7798

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LCOMM.2013.100813.131109

Filename

6636133