Title: A practical approach to energy consumption in wireless sensor networks

Authors: Sonam Khera; Neelam Turk; Navdeep Kaur

Addresses: Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, Haryana, India ' Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, Haryana, India ' Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India

Abstract: A wireless sensor network (WSN) is formed by large number of spatially distributed, wirelessly communicating sensor nodes deployed to perform various sensing operations in an environment where human intervention is not possible. Such WSNs consume energy from limited power source installed in sensor nodes. Due to inaccessibility, power sources are non-replaceable, therefore energy consumption of sensor nodes plays significant role in determining the life of a WSN. Various studies have been undertaken using available simulation environments to improve network lifetime. In our previous studies it has been observed that controlled software environment is created with the help of various modelling tools and simulators. Though simulation and modelling in software environment is convenient in terms of scalability and studying different scenarios but lacks exposure to real-time issues. This paper is written based on our experience of creating physical WSN test-bed designed for understanding practical aspects of energy consumption in WSNs.

Keywords: wireless sensor network; WSN; sensor; energy efficiency; power consumption; sleep mode; testbed.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAIP.2020.107016

International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms, 2020 Vol.16 No.2, pp.190 - 202

Received: 05 Dec 2016
Accepted: 22 Jul 2017

Published online: 01 May 2020 *

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