TY  - CONF
N2  - We present a distributed topology control method that builds a virtual backbone in a wireless sensor network (WSN). It aims to reduce the communication overhead in the network. The method is based on the Connected Dominating Set (CDS) concept, which takes energy reserves of the individual nodes into consideration when constructing the virtual backbone. To achieve this, we have developed a novel algorithm called three-phase single initiator (TPSI). By using the TPSI algorithm, our method can build the virtual backbone in a fully distributed manner using localized information. It creates a small-size backbone, has low message overhead, and ensures that only the nodes with sufficient energy capacity are selected. It also allows the energy-exhausted nodes in the backbone to be replaced with new ones. Simulation results show that our algorithm performs better than the two leading distributed CDS algorithms with respect to the size of the backbone, message overhead and energy-efficiency. © 2012 IEEE.
VL  - 1
CY  - Kuala Lumpur
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84867945297&doi=10.1109%2fICIAS.2012.6306196&partnerID=40&md5=a1f934f472c347fbe923831100e868b9
AV  - none
TI  - A distributed topology control method for improving energy efficiency of wireless sensor networks
SN  - 9781457719677
ID  - scholars2743
EP  - 252
A1  - Aziz, A.A.
A1  - Sekercioglu, Y.A.
Y1  - 2012///
KW  - CdS; Communication overheads; Connected dominating sets; Energy capacity; Energy reserves; Message overhead; Novel algorithm; Topology control; Virtual backbone
KW  -  Algorithms; Energy efficiency; Sensor nodes
KW  -  Telecommunication networks
N1  - cited By 3; Conference of 2012 4th International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems, ICIAS 2012 ; Conference Date: 12 June 2012 Through 14 June 2012; Conference Code:93534
SP  - 247
ER  -