Research Article
Cooperative Structure for Wireless Sensor Networks
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/CHINACOM.2008.4685076, author={Fang Dong and Peiliang Qiu}, title={Cooperative Structure for Wireless Sensor Networks}, proceedings={ChinaCom2008-Wireless Communications and Networking Symposium}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={CHINACOM2008-WCN}, year={2008}, month={11}, keywords={WSN cooperation AF connectivity intensity}, doi={10.1109/CHINACOM.2008.4685076} }
- Fang Dong
Peiliang Qiu
Year: 2008
Cooperative Structure for Wireless Sensor Networks
CHINACOM2008-WCN
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/CHINACOM.2008.4685076
Abstract
Connectivity maintenance plays a critical role in wireless sensor networks, while traditional communication range only considers direct transmission. In this paper, cooperation transmission is utilized in sensor networks, with the performance of cooperative communication range being analytical evaluated, in comparison with direct transmission. Cooperation is capable of enlarging a node’s range to a great extent, so that it can reduce the node density of the networks with same connectivity. Connectivity intensity is presented as a performance metric, and simulation results demonstrate that the effectiveness of cooperation. In this sense, cooperative structure is proposed, which is the configuration between flat and hierarchy structure.