Cost-Effective, Energy-Aware, Hierarchical-Based routing algorithm for WSN in Precision Farming

Naima Chouikhi, Christian Viehweger, Olfa Kanoun

Abstract

Precision Farming (PF) involves parameters monitoring related to different agricultural systems. This control is mainly based on intelligent techniques such as Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) which can provide periodically data reports via the wireless communication relating sensor nodes to each other. However, sensor nodes are energy constrained and limited to their remaining battery power. Therefore, prolonging their lifetime is consequently an issue to be highly considered. The communication between the nodes including transmissions and receptions is the major source of energy waste. The purpose of this paper is to design an energy aware routing algorithm for a WSN deployed in an agricultural system. This algorithm takes in consideration the requirements of a typical PF system and merges them with power management techniques to get the nodes’ lifetime extended.

Keywords

Precision Farming, Wireless Sensor Network, lifetime, energy-aware, routing algorithm

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