Comparing New Wireless Sensor Network Protocols through Simulation and Data Analysis

The resource-constrained nature of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) creates a number of difficulties in their operation and design that lower their performance. However, distinct applications with unique constraints in their nature make it more difficult for such resource-constrained networks to meet...

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Main Authors: Himanshu Agarwal, Atul Pratap Singh, Ajeet Singh, Amit Kumar, Pratik K. Agrawal, S. Saranya
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-04-01
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description The resource-constrained nature of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) creates a number of difficulties in their operation and design that lower their performance. However, distinct applications with unique constraints in their nature make it more difficult for such resource-constrained networks to meet application objectives. These issues can be observed at various WSN layers, from the physical layer up to the application layer. Routing protocols are primarily focused on WSN functioning at the routing layer. These obstacles make routing protocols perform worse, which lowers the performance of WSNs as a whole. This study’s objective is to pinpoint WSN performance issues and examine how they affect routing protocol performance. To this end, a detailed literature review was conducted to determine the problems influencing the performance of the routing protocols. Then, an actual investigation was carried out by simulating various routing protocols, taking into consideration these issues, in order to validate the impact of the discovered challenges from the literature. The findings are shown. On the basis of the findings from the empirical study and the literature review, suggestions are offered for a better protocol choice in light of the application nature and the problems that need to be addressed.
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spelling doaj-art-1d9d932d88f14073aa0fda35637dbc2e2025-08-20T01:55:31ZengMDPI AGEngineering Proceedings2673-45912024-04-016212110.3390/engproc2024062021Comparing New Wireless Sensor Network Protocols through Simulation and Data AnalysisHimanshu Agarwal0Atul Pratap Singh1Ajeet Singh2Amit Kumar3Pratik K. Agrawal4S. Saranya5Department of ECE, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut 250003, IndiaDepartment of AI, Noida Institute of Engineering & Technology, Greater Noida 201306, IndiaDepartment of CSE, Moradabad Institute of Technology, Moradabad 244001, IndiaDepartment of CSE, Moradabad Institute of Technology, Moradabad 244001, IndiaDepartment of Computer Science & Engineering, Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Nagpur Campus, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune 331403, IndiaDepartment of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai 600124, IndiaThe resource-constrained nature of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) creates a number of difficulties in their operation and design that lower their performance. However, distinct applications with unique constraints in their nature make it more difficult for such resource-constrained networks to meet application objectives. These issues can be observed at various WSN layers, from the physical layer up to the application layer. Routing protocols are primarily focused on WSN functioning at the routing layer. These obstacles make routing protocols perform worse, which lowers the performance of WSNs as a whole. This study’s objective is to pinpoint WSN performance issues and examine how they affect routing protocol performance. To this end, a detailed literature review was conducted to determine the problems influencing the performance of the routing protocols. Then, an actual investigation was carried out by simulating various routing protocols, taking into consideration these issues, in order to validate the impact of the discovered challenges from the literature. The findings are shown. On the basis of the findings from the empirical study and the literature review, suggestions are offered for a better protocol choice in light of the application nature and the problems that need to be addressed.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/62/1/21optimizationclusteringenergy-efficientrouting protocolsintelligent computing techniques
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intelligent computing techniques
title Comparing New Wireless Sensor Network Protocols through Simulation and Data Analysis
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title_short Comparing New Wireless Sensor Network Protocols through Simulation and Data Analysis
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topic optimization
clustering
energy-efficient
routing protocols
intelligent computing techniques
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