A heuristic theoretical optimal routing algorithm (TORA) is presented to achieve the data-gathering structure of location-aided quality of service (QoS) in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). The construction of TO...A heuristic theoretical optimal routing algorithm (TORA) is presented to achieve the data-gathering structure of location-aided quality of service (QoS) in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). The construction of TORA is based on a kind of swarm intelligence (SI) mechanism, i. e. , ant colony optimization. Firstly, the ener- gy-efficient weight is designed based on flow distribution to divide WSNs into different functional regions, so the routing selection can self-adapt asymmetric power configurations with lower latency. Then, the designs of the novel heuristic factor and the pheromone updating rule can endow ant-like agents with the ability of detecting the local networks energy status and approaching the theoretical optimal tree, thus improving the adaptability and en- ergy-efficiency in route building. Simulation results show that compared with some classic routing algorithms, TORA can further minimize the total communication energy cost and enhance the QoS performance with low-de- lay effect under the data-gathering condition.展开更多
基金Supported by the Foundation of National Natural Science of China(60802005,50803016)the Science Foundation for the Excellent Youth Scholars in East China University of Science and Technology(YH0157127)the Undergraduate Innovational Experimentation Program in East China University of Science andTechnology(X1033)~~
文摘A heuristic theoretical optimal routing algorithm (TORA) is presented to achieve the data-gathering structure of location-aided quality of service (QoS) in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). The construction of TORA is based on a kind of swarm intelligence (SI) mechanism, i. e. , ant colony optimization. Firstly, the ener- gy-efficient weight is designed based on flow distribution to divide WSNs into different functional regions, so the routing selection can self-adapt asymmetric power configurations with lower latency. Then, the designs of the novel heuristic factor and the pheromone updating rule can endow ant-like agents with the ability of detecting the local networks energy status and approaching the theoretical optimal tree, thus improving the adaptability and en- ergy-efficiency in route building. Simulation results show that compared with some classic routing algorithms, TORA can further minimize the total communication energy cost and enhance the QoS performance with low-de- lay effect under the data-gathering condition.