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Performance Evaluation of Routing Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks


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1 Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06601, United States
 

The efficiency of sensor networks strongly depends on the routing protocol used. In this paper, we analyze three different types of routing protocols: LEACH, PEGASIS, and VGA. Sensor networks are simulated using Sensoria simulator. Several simulations are conducted to analyze the performance of these protocols including the power consumption and overall network performance. The simulation results, using same limited sensing range value, show that PEGASIS outperforms all other protocols while LEACH has better performance than VGA. Furthermore, the paper investigates the power consumption for all protocols. On the average, VGA has the worst power consumption when the sensing range is limited, while VGA is the best when the sensing range is increased.

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Sensor Networks, Routing Protocol, LEACH, PEGASIS, VGA, Sensoria Simulator, Energy Consumption, Network Performance.
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Authors

Laiali Almazaydeh
Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06601, United States
Eman Abdelfattah
Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06601, United States
Manal Al- Bzoor
Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06601, United States
Amer Al-Rahayfeh
Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06601, United States

Abstract


The efficiency of sensor networks strongly depends on the routing protocol used. In this paper, we analyze three different types of routing protocols: LEACH, PEGASIS, and VGA. Sensor networks are simulated using Sensoria simulator. Several simulations are conducted to analyze the performance of these protocols including the power consumption and overall network performance. The simulation results, using same limited sensing range value, show that PEGASIS outperforms all other protocols while LEACH has better performance than VGA. Furthermore, the paper investigates the power consumption for all protocols. On the average, VGA has the worst power consumption when the sensing range is limited, while VGA is the best when the sensing range is increased.

Keywords


Sensor Networks, Routing Protocol, LEACH, PEGASIS, VGA, Sensoria Simulator, Energy Consumption, Network Performance.