TY  - JOUR
SN  - 1553877X
EP  - 144
AV  - none
SP  - 121
TI  - A survey on distributed topology control techniques for extending the lifetime of battery powered wireless sensor networks
N1  - cited By 303
Y1  - 2013///
VL  - 15
JF  - IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
A1  - Aziz, A.A.
A1  - Å?ekercioǧlu, Y.A.
A1  - Fitzpatrick, P.
A1  - Ivanovich, M.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84873710092&doi=10.1109%2fSURV.2012.031612.00124&partnerID=40&md5=2439afa83ea664327e6e32966502254d
ID  - scholars4041
KW  - Battery lifetime; Battery powered; Comprehensive studies; Connected dominating sets; Internet of thing (IOT); Limited energy resource; Mesh network; Multi-level buildings; Network lifetime; Research issues; Self-organizing wireless; Smart environment; Smart grid; Technological development; Three dimensions; Topology control; Topology control algorithms; Underwater environments; Wireless sensor network (WSNs)
KW  -  Algorithms; Energy efficiency; Energy resources; Surveys
KW  -  Wireless sensor networks
N2  - Large-scale, self-organizing wireless sensor and mesh network deployments are being driven by recent technological developments such as The Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Grids and Smart Environment applications. Efficient use of the limited energy resources of wireless sensor network (WSN) nodes is critically important to support these advances, and application of topology control methods will have a profound impact on energy efficiency and hence battery lifetime. In this survey, we focus on the energy efficiency issue and present a comprehensive study of topology control techniques for extending the lifetime of battery powered WSNs. First, we review the significant topology control algorithms to provide insights into how energy efficiency is achieved by design. Further, these algorithms are classified according to the energy conservation approach they adopt, and evaluated by the trade-offs they offer to aid designers in selecting a technique that best suits their applications. Since the concept of «network lifetime» is widely used for assessing the algorithms' performance, we highlight various definitions of the term and discuss their merits and drawbacks. Recently, there has been growing interest in algorithms for non-planar topologies such as deployments in underwater environments or multi-level buildings. For this reason, we also include a detailed discussion of topology control algorithms that work efficiently in three dimensions. Based on the outcomes of our review, we identify a number of open research issues for achieving energy efficiency through topology control. © 1998-2012 IEEE.
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