A Comprehensive Study Based on Routing Protocols and Data Transmission in M-WSN Environment

With the advancements in technology, various kinds of physical actions may now be digitally operated with the click of a button. This has given rise to the concept of IoT to strengthen the MANET-WSN (M-WSN) in a creative perspective. To find the appropriate path, several routing methods transmit control packets and transmitting unwanted network information consume the battery and raise the issue of packet overhead which reduces then network lifespan. Among various issues, high latency, energy consumption, packet drop, network lifetime and insecure data delivery were to name a few. Moreover, a highly reliable, and adaptive routing is lacking that could provide efficient data transmission in mobile node environment. Therefore, in this research, important protocols for routing supported by M-WSN and game theory methodology, with various route discovery algorithms and secure data transmission from source to destination are discussed. This systematic review considers the last 15 years' studies which were found from highly credible sources. This paper presents a comprehensive study of routing algorithms in mobile and static WSN architectures with an emphasis on using game theory as a decision-making tool. The paper begins with a summary of the modern facilities in routing algorithms and then delves into the many game theory-based strategies that have been put forth for this field. The paper concludes with a discussion of the advantages and challenges of using game theory in the context of routing algorithms, and provides recommendations for future research directions. The idea is expanded to include the performance metrics, security measures, and privacy considerations that surround the secure transmission of data packets between different nodes. The comprehensive analysis provides potential solutions proposed by different researchers that can help for future studies aimed at enhancing network information sharing. A number of routing designs were studied from an analytical perspective and their performance with different QoS metrics are discussed.