Survey on node deployment in wireless sensor networks

Node deployment strategy plays an important role in wireless sensor networks(WSNs)application because it determines the coverage,connectivity and network lifetime of WSNs.This paper reports the current research on the optimization means for achieving the desirable design goals in various applications.We categorize the placements strategies into are the static and the dynamic according to whether the node position change after the network is operational.The coverage,connectivity and energy consumption of WSNs are analysed and discussed in detail.

Reliable Data Storage in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks by Jointly Optimizing Routing and Storage Node Deployment

In the era of big data,sensor networks have been pervasively deployed,producing a large amount of data for various applications.However,because sensor networks are usually placed in hostile environments,managing the huge volume of data is a very challenging issue.In this study,we mainly focus on the data storage reliability problem in heterogeneous wireless sensor networks where robust storage nodes are deployed in sensor networks and data redundancy is utilized through coding techniques.To minimize data delivery and data storage costs,we design an algorithm to jointly optimize data routing and storage node deployment.The problem can be formulated as a binary nonlinear combinatorial optimization problem,and due to its NP-hardness,designing approximation algorithms is highly nontrivial.By leveraging the Markov approximation framework,we elaborately design an efficient algorithm driven by a continuous-time Markov chain to schedule the deployment of the storage node and corresponding routing strategy.We also perform extensive simulations to verify the efficacy of our algorithm.

Sensor deployment strategy for chain-type wireless underground mine sensor network

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are very important for monitoring underground mine safety. Sensor node deployment affects the performances of WSNs. In our study, a chain-type wireless underground mine sensor network (CWUMSN) is first pre- sented. A CWUMSN can monitor the environment and locate miners in underground mines. The lowest density deployment strate- gies of cluster head nodes are discussed theoretically. We prove that the lifetime of CWUMSN with a non-uniform deployment strategy is longer than with a uniform deployment strategy. Secondly, we present the algorithm of non-uniform lowest density de- ployment of cluster head nodes. Next, we propose a dynamic choice algorithm of cluster head nodes for CWUMSN which can im- prove the adaptability of networks. Our experiments of CWUMSN with both non-uniform lowest density and uniform lowest den- sity deployments are simulated. The results show that the lifetime of CWUMSN with non-uniform lowest density deployment is almost 2.5 times as long as that of the uniform lowest density deployment. This work provides a new deployment strategy for wire- less underground mine sensor networks and then effectively promotes the application of wireless sensor networks to underground mines.

Optimization of the Deployment of Temperature Nodes Based on Linear Programing in the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things emphasizes the concept of objects connected with each other, which includes all kinds of wireless sensor networks. An important issue is to reduce the energy consumption in the sensor networks since sensor nodes always have energy constraints. Deployment of thousands of wireless sensors in an appropriate pattern will simultaneously satisfy the application requirements and reduce the sensor network energy consumption. This article deployed a number of sensor nodes to record temperature data. The data was then used to predict the temperatures of some of the sensor node using linear programming. The predictions were able to reduce the node sampling rate and to optimize the node deployment to reduce the sensor energy consumption. This method can compensate for the temporarily disabled nodes. The main objective is to design the objective function and determine the constraint condition for the linear programming. The result based on real experiments shows that this method successfully predicts the values of unknown sensor nodes and optimizes the node deployment. The sensor network energy consumption is also reduced by the optimized node deployment.

Method to deploy wireless relays in industrial wireless monitoring

In light of demands for wireless monitoring and the characteristics of wireless channel,a complete deployment method containing channel survey,path loss estimation,and gradient grade of wireless relay nodes is proposed.It can be proved by experiments that under the premise of meeting the requirements of real-time and redundant-topology,the total number of relay nodes could be minimized by using the proposed method.

Energy Proficient Reliable Rim Routing Technique for Wireless Heterogeneous Sensor Networks Lifespan Fortification

Sensor nodes are mainly shielded in the field with limited power supply. In Wireless Sensor Networks, there must be a requirement of an efficient power management, because sensor nodes are deployed in unman attended area with non-rechargeable batteries. Power management can be done by different methods of routing protocols. The proposed Reliable Rim Routing (3R) technique is based on hybrid routing protocol for homogeneous and heterogeneous system for WSNs to ameliorate the performance of the overall system. In 3R, total node deployment area can be multipart in terms of rim and in each rim, and some of the sensor nodes transmit their sensed data directly to base station, and meanwhile remaining sensor nodes send the data through clustering technique to base station like SEP. Proposed 3R technique implementation proves its enhanced WSNs lifetime of 70% energy consumption and 40% throughput compared with existing protocols. Simulation and evaluation results outperformed in terms of energy consumption with increased throughput and network lifetime.