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Distributed probabilistic routing for sensor network lifetime optimization

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A probabilistic and distributed routing approach for multi-hop sensor network lifetime optimization is presented in this paper. In particular, each sensor self-adjusts their routing probabilities locally to their forwarders based on its neighborhood knowledge, while aiming at optimizing the overall network lifetime (defined as the elapsed time before the first node runs out of energy). The theoretical feasibility and a practical routing algorithm are presented. Specifically, a sufficient distributed condition regarding the neighborhood state for distributed probabilistic routing to achieve the optimal network lifetime is presented theoretically. Based on it, a distributed adaptive probabilistic routing (DAPR) algorithm, which considered both the transmission scheduling and the routing probability evolvement is developed. We prove quantitatively that DAPR could lead the routing probabilities of the distributed sensors to converge to an optimal state which optimizes the network lifetime. Further, when network dynamics happen, such as topology changes, DAPR can adjust the routing probabilities quickly to converge to a new state for optimizing the remained network lifetime. We presented the convergence speed of DAPR. Extensive simulations verified its convergence and near-optimal properties. The results also showed its quick adaptation to both the network topology and data rate dynamics.

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  1. In our online demo [15], users can generate random network topologies or manually control the network topologies to evaluate and compare the performance of DAPR, Greedy, DLBT and Level-based balancing algorithms.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61202360), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities in China (No. 21614324), and the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No. 2014A030310172).

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Wang, Y., Tan, H. Distributed probabilistic routing for sensor network lifetime optimization. Wireless Netw 22, 975–989 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-015-1012-2

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