Network Lifetime Maximization Clustering Scheme in IEEE 802.15.4 Networks

Jaejoon CHO  Sunshin AN 

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications  Vol.E92-B  No.2  pp.624-627
Publication Date: 2009/02/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1345
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: LETTER
Category: Network
Keyword: 
clustering schemeIEEE 802.15.4network lifetime

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Summary: 
An energy-efficient clustering scheme to maximize the network lifetime is presented in IEEE 802.15.4 networks. In the proposed clustering scheme, even though the cluster is divided into several sub-clusters in order to decrease data redundancies, the sub-CH does not transmit the beacon frame due to the problem of beacon collision. Our clustering scheme also allows the CH to control the size of the sub-cluster according to the residual energy of the sub-CH. The performance of the proposed scheme is verified by simulations that demonstrate how our scheme provides a better network lifetime than the conventional scheme.