A Data Gathering Scheme using Dynamic Branch of Mobile Sink in Wireless Sensor Networks

Abstract

This paper suggests a data gathering scheme using dynamic branch tree in wireless sensor networks. A mobile sink gathers data from each sensor node using a dynamic data gathering tree rooted at the mobile sink node. As the sink moves, a tree that has multiple branch is formed and changed dynamically as with the position of the sink node. A hop-based scope filter and a restricted flooding scheme of the tree are also suggested. Simulation results show that the proposed data gathering scheme has better results in data arrival rate, the end-to-end delay and energy saving characteristics compared with the previous scheme.