A Topology Construct and Control Model with Small-World and Scale-Free Concepts for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks

A Topology Construct and Control Model with Small-World and Scale-Free Concepts for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks

Topology construction and control is a vital technique in wireless sensor networks. In this paper, based on small-world and scale-free concepts of complex network theory and considering the characteristics of wireless sensor network, a topology model with small-world and scale-free concepts for hete...

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Main Authors: Lifang Liu, Xiaogang Qi, Jilong Xue, Mande Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-03-01
Series:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/374251
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spelling doaj-621b1629f9c847e2bb3caf78ebe031ba2020-11-25T04:01:00ZengSAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772014-03-011010.1155/2014/374251374251A Topology Construct and Control Model with Small-World and Scale-Free Concepts for Heterogeneous Sensor NetworksLifang Liu0Xiaogang Qi1Jilong Xue2Mande Xie3 School of Computer Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China The State Key Laboratory of Complex Electromagnetic Environmental Effects on Electronics and Information System, Luoyang 471003, China Department of Computer Science, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China School of Computer and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, ChinaTopology construction and control is a vital technique in wireless sensor networks. In this paper, based on small-world and scale-free concepts of complex network theory and considering the characteristics of wireless sensor network, a topology model with small-world and scale-free concepts for heterogeneous sensor network is presented. This work is achieved by applying heterogeneous sensors and preferential attachment mechanism. Furthermore, the topology evolution algorithm is designed. Finally, we simulate the network characteristics, and simulation results are consistent with the theoretic analysis and show that topologies of wireless sensor network built by this model have small-world and scale-free feathers and can significantly improve energy efficiency as well as enhance network robustness, leading to a crucial improvement of network performance.https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/374251
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author Lifang Liu
Xiaogang Qi
Jilong Xue
Mande Xie
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Xiaogang Qi
Jilong Xue
Mande Xie
A Topology Construct and Control Model with Small-World and Scale-Free Concepts for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks
International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
author_facet Lifang Liu
Xiaogang Qi
Jilong Xue
Mande Xie
author_sort Lifang Liu
title A Topology Construct and Control Model with Small-World and Scale-Free Concepts for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks
title_short A Topology Construct and Control Model with Small-World and Scale-Free Concepts for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks
title_full A Topology Construct and Control Model with Small-World and Scale-Free Concepts for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks
title_fullStr A Topology Construct and Control Model with Small-World and Scale-Free Concepts for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks
title_full_unstemmed A Topology Construct and Control Model with Small-World and Scale-Free Concepts for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks
title_sort topology construct and control model with small-world and scale-free concepts for heterogeneous sensor networks
publisher SAGE Publishing
series International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
issn 1550-1477
publishDate 2014-03-01
description Topology construction and control is a vital technique in wireless sensor networks. In this paper, based on small-world and scale-free concepts of complex network theory and considering the characteristics of wireless sensor network, a topology model with small-world and scale-free concepts for heterogeneous sensor network is presented. This work is achieved by applying heterogeneous sensors and preferential attachment mechanism. Furthermore, the topology evolution algorithm is designed. Finally, we simulate the network characteristics, and simulation results are consistent with the theoretic analysis and show that topologies of wireless sensor network built by this model have small-world and scale-free feathers and can significantly improve energy efficiency as well as enhance network robustness, leading to a crucial improvement of network performance.
url https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/374251
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