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Multipath Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks: Survey and Research Challenges
A wireless sensor network is a large collection of sensor nodes with limited power supply and constrained computational capability. Due to the restricted communication range and high density of sensor nodes, packet forwarding in sensor networks is usually performed through multi-hop data transmissio...
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Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279234/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22368490 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s120100650 |
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author | Radi, Marjan Dezfouli, Behnam Bakar, Kamalrulnizam Abu Lee, Malrey |
author_facet | Radi, Marjan Dezfouli, Behnam Bakar, Kamalrulnizam Abu Lee, Malrey |
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description | A wireless sensor network is a large collection of sensor nodes with limited power supply and constrained computational capability. Due to the restricted communication range and high density of sensor nodes, packet forwarding in sensor networks is usually performed through multi-hop data transmission. Therefore, routing in wireless sensor networks has been considered an important field of research over the past decade. Nowadays, multipath routing approach is widely used in wireless sensor networks to improve network performance through efficient utilization of available network resources. Accordingly, the main aim of this survey is to present the concept of the multipath routing approach and its fundamental challenges, as well as the basic motivations for utilizing this technique in wireless sensor networks. In addition, we present a comprehensive taxonomy on the existing multipath routing protocols, which are especially designed for wireless sensor networks. We highlight the primary motivation behind the development of each protocol category and explain the operation of different protocols in detail, with emphasis on their advantages and disadvantages. Furthermore, this paper compares and summarizes the state-of-the-art multipath routing techniques from the network application point of view. Finally, we identify open issues for further research in the development of multipath routing protocols for wireless sensor networks. |
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spelling | pubmed-32792342012-02-24 Multipath Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks: Survey and Research Challenges Radi, Marjan Dezfouli, Behnam Bakar, Kamalrulnizam Abu Lee, Malrey Sensors (Basel) Review A wireless sensor network is a large collection of sensor nodes with limited power supply and constrained computational capability. Due to the restricted communication range and high density of sensor nodes, packet forwarding in sensor networks is usually performed through multi-hop data transmission. Therefore, routing in wireless sensor networks has been considered an important field of research over the past decade. Nowadays, multipath routing approach is widely used in wireless sensor networks to improve network performance through efficient utilization of available network resources. Accordingly, the main aim of this survey is to present the concept of the multipath routing approach and its fundamental challenges, as well as the basic motivations for utilizing this technique in wireless sensor networks. In addition, we present a comprehensive taxonomy on the existing multipath routing protocols, which are especially designed for wireless sensor networks. We highlight the primary motivation behind the development of each protocol category and explain the operation of different protocols in detail, with emphasis on their advantages and disadvantages. Furthermore, this paper compares and summarizes the state-of-the-art multipath routing techniques from the network application point of view. Finally, we identify open issues for further research in the development of multipath routing protocols for wireless sensor networks. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2012-01-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3279234/ /pubmed/22368490 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s120100650 Text en © 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Radi, Marjan Dezfouli, Behnam Bakar, Kamalrulnizam Abu Lee, Malrey Multipath Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks: Survey and Research Challenges |
title | Multipath Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks: Survey and Research Challenges |
title_full | Multipath Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks: Survey and Research Challenges |
title_fullStr | Multipath Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks: Survey and Research Challenges |
title_full_unstemmed | Multipath Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks: Survey and Research Challenges |
title_short | Multipath Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks: Survey and Research Challenges |
title_sort | multipath routing in wireless sensor networks: survey and research challenges |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279234/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22368490 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s120100650 |
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