Reducing the energy consumption of available resources is still a problem to be solved in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Many types of existing routing protocols are developed to save power consumption. In these protocols, cluster-based routing protocols are found to be more energy efficient. A cluster head is selected to aggregate the data received from root nodes and forwards these data to the base station in cluster-based routing. The selection of cluster heads should be efficient to save energy. In our proposed protocol, we use static clustering for the efficient selection of cluster heads. The proposed routing protocol works efficiently in large as well as small areas. For an optimal number of cluster head selection we divide a large sensor field into rectangular clusters. Then these rectangular clusters are further grouped into zones for efficient communication between cluster heads and a base station. We perform MATLAB simulations to observe the network stability, throughput, energy consumption, network lifetime and the number of cluster heads. Our proposed routing protocol outperforms in large areas in comparison with the LEACH, MH-LEACH, and SEP routing protocols.

Recent advances in wireless communications along with developments in low-power circuit design and micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) have heralded the advent of compact and inexpensive wireless micro-sensor devices. A large network of such sensor nodes capable of communicating with each other provides significant new capabilities for automatically collecting and analyzing data from physical environments. A notable feature of these networks is that more nodes than are strictly necessary may be deployed to cover a given region. This permits the system to provide reliable information, tolerate many types of faults, and prolong the effective service time. Like most wireless systems, achieving low power consumption is a key consideration in the design of these networks. This thesis presents algorithms for managing power at the distributed system level, rather than just at the individual node level. These distributed algorithms allocate work based on user requests to the individual sensor nodes that comprise the network. The primary goal of the algorithms is to provide a robust and scalable approach for tasking nodes that prolongs the effective life of the network. Theoretical analysis and simulation results are presented to characterize the behavior of these algorithms. Results obtained from simulation experiments indicate that the algorithms can achieve a significant increase in the life of the network. In some cases this may be by an order of magnitude. The algorithms are also shown to ensure a good quality of sensor coverage while improving the network life. Finally, they are shown to be robust to faults and scale to large numbers of nodes. / Master of Science