An Energy-Efficient Routing and Self-Organization Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks

Energy efficiency is the most important goal in wireless sensor network routing and self-organization algorithms. To achieve this goal, our paper first presents a distributed energy-aware routing algorithm Nearest to Theoretical Point(NTP). Then it applies NTP to self-organization of sensor networks to form an energy-efficient self-organization algorithm Shortest Path Tree-NTP(SPT-NTP). Theoretic analysis and simulation show that NTP and SPT-NTP can ensure less network energy consumption than other related algorithms.