Title: Simulation and analysis of LEACH for wireless sensor networks in agriculture

Authors: Latifah Munirah Kamarudin; R. Badlishah Ahmad; David L. Ndzi; Ammar Zakaria; Kamarulzaman Kamarudin; Mohamed Elshaikh Elobaid Said Ahmed

Addresses: School of Computer and Communication Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 02600, Malaysia ' School of Computer and Communication Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 02600, Malaysia ' School of Engineering, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 3DJ, UK ' Centre of Excellence for Advanced Sensor Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600, Malaysia ' Centre of Excellence for Advanced Sensor Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600, Malaysia ' School of Computer and Communication Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 02600, Malaysia

Abstract: The challenges in deploying robust wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in agricultural environments are limited power supply and variability of wireless propagation channel that restrict performance. Proposed protocols do not meet the challenges for realistic simulation and evaluation of WSN for agricultural applications. The design of LEACH protocol is, for the most part, efficient for many applications. It achieves energy efficiency through a clustering technique with TDMA based MAC layer algorithms and data aggregation method. Analysis performed shows that LEACH uses simple radio propagation and energy models that are unrealistic. This paper focuses on the performance analysis of LEACH protocol for agricultural environments.

Keywords: wireless sensor networks; WSNs; low energy adaptive clustering hierarchy; LEACH; vegetation propagation modelling; clustering protocols; MAC layer protocol; medium access control; IoT; internet of things; simulation; agriculture; agricultural applications; energy efficiency; data aggregation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSNET.2016.076858

International Journal of Sensor Networks, 2016 Vol.21 No.1, pp.16 - 26

Accepted: 16 Feb 2015
Published online: 04 Jun 2016 *

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