RIPPLE: A Fair Power Conservation Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks

Min Song, Dean Milne, Larry Wilson

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Abstract

The applications for wireless sensor networks demand that sensors be small, inexpensive, easily deployable, adaptive to their environments, autonomous, and self-organizing. However, the limitations imposed by a non-rechargeable power supply make energy conservation one of the overriding concerns and design parameters in developing wireless sensor network protocols. In this paper we present an energy conservation algorithm named Recursively Implemented Protocol for Power Limited Entities (RIPPLE). It is shown that RIPPLE is able to exploit the inherent sensor redundancy in densely deployed sensor networks to maximize network life while maintaining a high level of sensor coverage across the sensor field. Simulations are performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of this intelligent algorithm over its peer that relies exclusively on randomization to ensure desirable coverage.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication18th ISCA International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems 2005, PDCS 2005
Pages258-263
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781604234565
StatePublished - 2005
Event18th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems, PDCS 2005 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: 12 Sep 200514 Sep 2005

Publication series

Name18th ISCA International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems 2005, PDCS 2005

Conference

Conference18th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems, PDCS 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period12/09/0514/09/05

Keywords

  • algorithm
  • energy conservation
  • wireless sensor networks

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