Energy efficient cluster based routing protocol (EECBRP) for Wireless Sensor Network

Wireless sensor network consists of micro electro-mechanical sensor nodes which are operated by battery power. Sensor nodes lose energy for computation and communication. It is very difficult to recharge their battery as they are deployed in a remote place. Thus, power efficient routing in wireless sensor network is the main challenge for researchers. Hierarchical routing is one of the efficient techniques for routing the sensed data from source node to the base station. The proposed algorithm (EECBRP) deals with cluster formation based on different events, cluster head selection, aggregation of the sensed data within a cluster and sending that to the base station in an energy efficient way. Simulation result proves that the proposed protocol (EECBRP) performs more efficiently than Energy Efficient Heterogeneous Clustered Scheme for Wireless Sensor Network (EEHC) and Smart Cluster Head Selection Scheme for Clustering Algorithms in Wireless Sensor Networks (SCHS).