Abstract
This paper addresses the uneven communication energy problem in data gathering sensor networks where the nodes closer to the sink tend to consume more energy than those of the farther nodes. Consequently, the lifetime of a network is significantly shortened. We propose a cross-sensor coding technique using On-Off keying which exploits (a) the tradeoff between delay and energy consumption and (b) the network topology in order to alleviate the problem of unequal energy consumption. We formulate our coding problem as an integer linear programming problem and show how to construct a number of codes based on different criteria. We show that the proposed technique can extend the lifetime of a small sensor network.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-14-2011
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/837128
Funding Information
This work is partly supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants nos. 0845476 and 0834775.
Repository Citation
Nguyen, Kien; Nguyen, Thinh; and Cheung, Sen-Ching, "On Reducing Communication Energy Using Cross-Sensor Coding Technique" (2011). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 24.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ece_facpub/24
Notes/Citation Information
Published in International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, v. 2011, article ID 837128, p. 1-12.
Copyright © 2011 Kien Nguyen et al
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