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Sensor Network Architecture

Sensor Network Architecture uses either Layered Network Architecture or Clustered Network Architecture. Layered Network Architecture organizes sensor nodes into concentric layers and consists of 5 layers and 3 cross layers. It is scalable and fault tolerant with low power consumption. Clustered Network Architecture groups sensor nodes into clusters headed by cluster heads. Cluster heads create TDMA schedules and data is fused within clusters to improve energy efficiency in a distributed, autonomous process.

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Sensor Network Architecture

Sensor Network Architecture uses either Layered Network Architecture or Clustered Network Architecture. Layered Network Architecture organizes sensor nodes into concentric layers and consists of 5 layers and 3 cross layers. It is scalable and fault tolerant with low power consumption. Clustered Network Architecture groups sensor nodes into clusters headed by cluster heads. Cluster heads create TDMA schedules and data is fused within clusters to improve energy efficiency in a distributed, autonomous process.

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Sensor Network Architecture

Sensor Network Architecture is used in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). It can be used in
various places like schools, hospitals, buildings, roads, etc for various applications like disaster
management, security management, crisis management, etc.

There are 2 types of architecture used in WSN: Layered Network Architecture, and Clustered
Architecture. These are explained as following below.

1. Layered Network Architecture:


Layered Network Architecture makes use of a few hundred sensor nodes and a single powerful
base station. Network nodes are organized into concentric Layers.
It consists of 5 layers and three cross layers.
The 5 layers are:

1. Application Layer
2. Transport Layer
3. Network Layer
4. Data Link Layer
5. Physical Layer
The cross layers consist of the following:

Power Management Plane


Mobility Management Plane
Task Management Plane
The advantage of using Layered Network Architecture is that each node participates only in
short-distance, low power transmissions to nodes of the neighbouring nodes because of which
power consumption is less as compared to other Sensor Network Architecture. It is scalable and
has a higher fault tolerance.

2. Clustered Network Architecture:


In Clustered Network Architecture, Sensor Nodes autonomously clubs into groups called
clusters. It is based on the Leach Protocol which makes use of clusters. Leach Protocol stands
for Low Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy.

Properties of Leach Protocol:

It is a 2-tier hierarchy clustering architecture.


It is a distributed algorithm for organizing the sensor nodes into groups called clusters.
The cluster head nodes in each of the autonomously formed clusters create the Time-division
multiple access (TDMA) schedules.
It makes use of the concept called Data Fusion which makes it energy efficient.
Here:

Clustered Network Architecture is a very useful sensor network because of the property of Data
Fusion. Inside each cluster, each node communicate with the cluster head to gather the
information. All the clusters which are formed share their gathered information to the base
station. The cluster formation and selection of cluster head inside each cluster is an
independent and autonomous distributed process.
BY
K Gayathri
IV- ECE
821119106010
19EC09

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