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Clustering is carried out to explore and solve power dissipation problem in wireless sensor network (WSN). Hierarchical network architecture, based on clustering, can reduce energy consumption, balance traffic load, improve scalability, and prolong network lifetime. However, clustering faces two main challenges: hotspot problem and searching for effective techniques to perform clustering. This paper introduces a fuzzy unequal clustering technique for heterogeneous dense WSNs to determine both final cluster heads and their radii. Proposed fuzzy system blends three effective parameters together which are: the distance to the base station, the density of the cluster, and the deviation of the node’s residual energy from the average network energy. Our objectives are achieving gain for network lifetime, energy distribution, and energy consumption. To evaluate the proposed algorithm, WSN clustering based routing algorithms are analyzed, simulated, and compared with obtained results. These protocols are LEACH, SEP, HEED, EEUC, and MOFCA.
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Guirguis, S.K., Abdou, M.A. & Elnaggar, A.A. A Hybrid Fuzzy Multi-hop Unequal Clustering Algorithm for Dense Wireless Sensor Networks. Int J Comput Intell Syst 10, 951–961 (2017). https://doi.org/10.2991/ijcis.2017.10.1.63
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2991/ijcis.2017.10.1.63