<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Despite the success of various clustering algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), there are few works that consider the interference between clusters. Obviously, interference-free clustering makes the communication more efficient and achieves energy saving. In this paper we propose a new clustering method for large-scale sensor networks. With this method the network is partitioned into clusters. Intra-cluster communication in a cluster has no interference by its neighbor clusters. Moreover, the proposed clustering is based on a Genetic Algorithm (GA), which can achieve optimal performance in terms of the number of isolated nodes. This is demonstrated by the simulation analysis.</p></abstract>

Despite the success of various clustering algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), there are few works that consider the interference between clusters. Obviously, interference-free clustering makes the communication more efficient and achieves energy saving. In this paper we propose a new clustering method for large-scale sensor networks. With this method the network is partitioned into clusters. Intra-cluster communication in a cluster has no interference by its neighbor clusters. Moreover, the proposed clustering is based on a Genetic Algorithm (GA), which can achieve optimal performance in terms of the number of isolated nodes. This is demonstrated by the simulation analysis.

Genetic Algorithm Based Clustering for Large-Scale Sensor Networks

International School of Software, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 China

Cybernetics and Information Technologies

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Despite the success of various clustering algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), there are few works that consider the interference between clusters....

Genetic Algorithm Based Clustering for Large-Scale Sensor Networks

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 168 - 177

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cait-2015-0077

Keywords
Clustering, genetic algorithm, interference-free, WSN

© 2015 Hai Lin et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Genetic Algorithm Based Clustering for Large-Scale Sensor Networks

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 168 - 177

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cait-2015-0077

KeywordsClustering, genetic algorithm, interference-free, WSN

© 2015 Hai Lin et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Clustering, genetic algorithm, interference-free, WSN