A Preliminary Investigation of LEACH, TEEN and DEEC Towards Wireless Sensing Application

In wireless sensor networks the nodes operating in a distributed environment operate on a limited source of energy and rely on efficient power optimization protocols to operate for the appropriate duration of their wireless data sensing application. In this paper we present a comparative analysis of three prominent hierarchical-based clustering protocols: LEACH, TEEN, and DEEC. These protocols are used for increasing and maintaining the lifespan of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). For measuring the performance of the three protocols concerning their application, we utilized the performance metrics such as network lifetime and the amount of data sent to the base station (BS). We have used MATLAB for simulating the application of each protocol in the WSN and based on our observations, we found out that TEEN performed well than the others. The TEEN protocol allowed the WSN to have a more considerable lifespan with reference to its operation. However, DEEC provided promising results in terms of reliability. The findings from our experiments would significantly assist in determining the employment of the specific protocol in a particular industry or research application.