Open AccessComparative study of cluster based routing protocols in WSN
Author(s) -
Varsha Bhatia,
Sunita Kumawat,
Vivek Jaglan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-524X
DOI - 10.14419/ijet.v7i1.2.9045
Subject(s) - computer science , computer network , routing protocol , wireless sensor network , scalability , hierarchical routing , distributed computing , routing (electronic design automation) , node (physics) , dynamic source routing , energy consumption , engineering , electrical engineering , structural engineering , database
Wireless Sensors network is a type of wireless network, used in diverse applications and has its own set of challenges. Apart from organizing and managing WSN, the main challenges include limited resources, dynamic topology and low scalability. Wireless Sensor nodes are battery operated, so energy scarceness is a major concern. The energy consumption is maximal at the time of data transmission between network devices or nodes. Various energy conservation schemes are applied in WSN; Energy Efficient Routing is one of the possible solutions. Energy Efficient Routing is used to minimize the maintenance cost of the network and maximize the performance of the node. In this paper different hierarchical cluster based routing protocols are discussed.