Cross Layer Optimization for Lifetime Maximization in Wireless Sensor Network Based on Particle Swarm Optimization

Abstract

Network lifetime is a critical metric in the design of energy-constrained wireless sensor networks. In this paper, we consider the joint cross layer optimization of the physical layer, medium access control layer and routing layer to maximize network lifetime of a multi-sources and single-sink wireless sensor network with energy constraints. We focus on synchronous small-scale sensor network with interference-free link scheduling and practical MPSK link transmission scheme. As the network lifetime maximization problem is a constrained non-convex optimization problem that is difficult to be solved, and the particle swarm optimization algorithm is a good intelligent algorithm, we employ it to solve the problem mentioned above effectively in this paper. The penalty function technique is brought in to work out the constrained optimization problem by converting it to an unconstrained optimization problem. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm in energy saving and network lifetime maximization, and the particle swarm optimization can solve the network lifetime maximization problem fast and efficiently.