JCSE, vol. 14, no. 1, pp.26-39, 2020

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5626/JCSE.2020.14.1.26

A Cluster-Based Routing Strategy Using Gravitational Search Algorithm for WSN

A. Kavitha, Koppala Guravaiah, and R. Leela Velusamy
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract: The emergence of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) increasingly attracts many researchers. A big challenging issue in the WSN is to replace the sensor nodes when they run out of energy. Hence, it is indispensable to design a cluster-based routing for WSN so as to prolong the lifetime of a network. In this study, a clustered routing approach is proposed to attain energy efficiency by applying gravitational search algorithm (GSA). GSA has been used for assigning sensor nodes to an appropriate cluster head (CH) in a load-balanced way such that it reduces the energy consumption and hence enhances the lifetime of a network. The proposed approach outperforms popular clustering approaches, such as LEACHC, DEEC, (ACH)2, HCCRFD, and GSA-EC, relating to various performance parameters, such as network lifetime, energy dissipation and the number of packets sent to base station.

Keyword: Wireless sensor networks; Clustered routing; Energy efficient routing; Gravitational search algorithm; GSA

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