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An optimal cluster‐based routing algorithm for UCBSNs
Author(s) -
Boudargham Nadine,
Bou Abdo Jacques,
Demerjian Jacques,
Guyeux Christophe,
Makhoul Abdallah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
internet technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2476-1508
DOI - 10.1002/itl2.215
Subject(s) - computer science , energy consumption , underwater , network packet , routing (electronic design automation) , wireless sensor network , computer network , transmission (telecommunications) , routing protocol , scheme (mathematics) , energy (signal processing) , real time computing , process (computing) , telecommunications , engineering , geography , mathematics , mathematical analysis , statistics , archaeology , electrical engineering , operating system
Underwater Collaborative Body Sensor Network (UCBSN) is an important application of Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs). It allows monitoring the performance and status of group of persons in underwater environments to take appropriate actions. In this article, an optimal cluster‐based routing scheme that was previously validated for BSNs and terrestrial CBSN is adapted to the underwater environment and proposed to address UCBSNs challenges. The main aim of the proposed scheme is to ensure reliable transmission of data, while reducing the network delay and the energy consumption of nodes, through optimizing the three steps of the routing process. The performance of the proposed scheme is compared to other existing algorithms in terms of delay, BER, energy consumption, and percentage of dropped packets.