Resource Management Approach to an Efficient Wireless Sensor Network

Measurements of energy consumption is an important prerequisite in the development of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) applications. WSNs are usually deployed to remote locations to monitor physical phenomena such as humidity, temperature, and pressure. The sensors in WSN applications are powered by batteries. The lifetime of these sensors and the overall functionality of the WSN relies on the lifespan of the batteries. Redundancy is experienced in the WSN when many sensors are deployed to an area to monitor a phenomenon. Redundancy leads to energy wastage as such the lifetime of the WSN is negatively impacted. Towards this end, this paper proposes an approach to reduce redundancy, achieve efficiency, and then extend the lifetime of the sensors in a WSN. The approach is the introduction of a Resource Management Algorithmto the WSN. To demonstrate feasibility of this approach, TinyOS Simulator is utilized.