Clustering and fault tolerance for target tracking using wireless sensor networks.

Santa Bhatti; Tariq Jameel Saifullah Khanzada; Sheeraz Memon

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Clustering and fault tolerance for target tracking using wireless sensor networks.

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Santa Bhatti Department of Software Engineering, Mehran Univesity of Enginering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Tariq Jameel Saifullah Khanzada Department of Computer Systems Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Sheeraz Memon Department of Computer Systems Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Abstract

Over the last few years, the deployment of WSNs (Wireless Sensor Networks) has been fostered in diverse applications. WSN has great potential for a variety of domains ranging from scientific experiments to commercial applications. Due to the deployment of WSNs in dynamic and unpredictable environments. They have potential to cope with variety of faults. This paper proposes an energy-aware fault-tolerant clustering protocol for target tracking applications termed as the FTTT (Fault Tolerant Target Tracking) protocol The identification of RNs (Redundant Nodes) makes SN (Sensor Node) fault tolerance plausible and the clustering endorsed recovery of sensors supervised by a faulty CH (Cluster Head). The FTTT protocol intends two steps of reducing energy consumption: first, by identifying RNs in the network; secondly, by restricting the numbers of SNs sending data to the CH. Simulations validate the scalability and low power consumption of the FTTT protocol in comparison with LEACH protocol.

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Page(s) 769-776

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Published Journal: Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Year: 2012

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