3rd Annual Communication Networks and Services Research Conference (CNSR'05)
Cluster-Head Election Using Fuzzy Logic for Wireless Sensor Networks
Halifax, N.S., Canada
May 16-May 18
ISBN: 0-7695-2333-1
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) present a new generation of real-time embedded systems with limited computation, energy and memory resources that are being used in a wide variety of applications where traditional networking infrastructure is practically infeasible. Appropriate cluster-head node election can drastically reduce the energy consumption and enhance the lifetime of the network. In this paper, a fuzzy logic approach to cluster-head election is proposed based on three descriptors - energy, concentration and centrality. Simulation shows that depending upon network configuration, a substantial increase in network lifetime can be accomplished as compared to probabilistically selecting the nodes as cluster-heads using only local information.
Index Terms:
Wireless Sensor Networks, Clusterhead, Fuzzy Logic
Citation:
Indranil Gupta, Denis Riordan, Srinivas Sampalli, "Cluster-Head Election Using Fuzzy Logic for Wireless Sensor Networks," cnsr, pp.255-260, 3rd Annual Communication Networks and Services Research Conference (CNSR'05), 2005