Joint Clustering and Routing Design for Reliable and Efficient Data Collection in Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Networks

 Joint Clustering and Routing Design for Reliable and Efficient Data Collection in Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Networks

 For data collection in large-scale wireless sensor networks (WSNs), dynamic clustering provides a scalable and energy-efficient solution, which uses cluster head (CH) rotation and cluster range assignment algorithms to balance the energy consumption. Nevertheless, most existing works consider the clustering and routing as two isolated issues, which is harmful to the connectivity and energy efficiency of the network.