A comparative study of the link-state-aware routing in typical wireless sensor network models for home automation

The link of wireless sensor networks used in home automation may be instable due to the effects of shadow fading. Designing a suitable routing algorithm to improve the packet delivery ratio and reduce the delay in shadow fading environment is strongly required, and therefore the Link-State-Aware Routing for Wireless Sensor Network in Home Automation (LSAR-WSNHA) algorithm is proposed. However, when using the algorithm in the real home automation network, the deployment of the WSN will have great influence on the network performance. Accordingly, this paper presents the performance analysis of the LSAR-WSNHA routing algorithm in three network models constructed by complex network theory, and the analysis of the simulation results will actually help the engineers to deploy the proposed routing algorithm for the real-world home automation network.