Clustering approach for Wireless Sensor Networks based on Cuckoo Search Strategy

Abstract: Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are garnering lot of interest in present world applications due to its self- management capabilities with less human intervention. Energy efficiency is a critical requirement in these types of network, since majority of the sensor nodes are battery driven. In this direction, clustering protocol has proved to save more energy compared to other routing protocols. Hence, this paper proposes a novel clustering protocol, which is based on the brood parasitism of few cuckoo bird species, thereby increasing the lifetime of the network compared to basic- LEACH protocol. The simulation results prove that adding these kinds of bio-inspired computations into the pre- existing protocol design leads to enhancement in the efficiency of the network.

Keywords: brood parasitism, LEACH protocol, bio- inspired computing