Development of Clustering Algorithm to Enhance Lifetime and Energy of Heterogeneous CRSN

Clustering is a principal technique in sensor networking. The significant benefit of clustering is that it shrinks energy consumption. Energy consumption is an essential parameter in determining the survival of sensor networks. Several clustering algorithms ruminate a "Homogeneous Network" where all the sensor nodes have equal energy, poles apart from practicality where nodes are added to the existing network in between and variation of energy exists from one node to another. Therefore, we consider a "Multilevel Heterogeneous Network" and implement it to improve lifetime through our proposed clustering algorithm. The proposed algorithm for energy and lifetime improvement of Heterogeneous CRSN uses techniques such as "Active-pair" wise coupling and switching between "Sleep and Awake" modes. The result of a study done by the authors through implementing the algorithm in MATLAB reveals the efficiency of the proposed algorithm and its further enactment in a real-time scenario.