Clustering Routing Algorithm Ant Colony Optimization-Based for Wireless Sensor Network

Abstract

Nodes in wireless sensor network have limited power supply and wireless channels between them are sensitive to interference. In order to make good use of the limited energy, a routing algorithm is proposed which uses the Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm to balance the load of the network and extend the network life, the proposed algorithm utilizes the dynamic adaptability and optimization capabilities of the ant colony to get the optimum route between the cluster heads．Simulation results show the feasibility and effectiveness of this algorithm．