This research article published by Cogent Engineering, 2020
Network lifetime remains as a significant requirement in Wireless Sensor
Network (WSN) exploited to prolong network processing. Deployment of low power
sensor nodes in WSN is essential to utilize the energy efficiently. Clustering and
sleep scheduling are the two major processes involved in improving network lifetime. However, abrupt and energy unaware selection of cluster head (CH) is nonoptimal in WSN which reflects in the drop of energy among sensor nodes. This paper
addresses the twofold as utilization of sensor nodes to prolong the node’s energy
and network lifetime by LEACH-based cluster formation and Time Division Multiple
Access scheduling (TDMA). Clusters are constructed by the design of an EnhancedLow-Energy adaptive Clustering Hierarchy protocol (E-LEACH) that uses parallel
operating optimization (Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) and Discrete Particle Swarm
Optimization (D-PSO)) for selecting an optimal CH and helper CH. The fitness values
estimation from GWO and D-PSO is concatenated to prefer the best optimal CH.
E-LEACH also manages the cluster size which is one of the conventional disadvantages in LEACH. CHs are responsible to perform energy-aware TDMA scheduling
which segregates the coverage area into 24 sectors. Alternate sectors are assigned