Enhanced Double Cluster Head Selection using Ant-Colony Optimization for Energy-Efficient Routing in Wireless Sensor Network

Abstract

The energy-efficient routing strategies regulate the network lifetime for wireless sensor networks (WSNs). The researchers have continuously improved the WSN lifetime using their algorithms and strategies since the sensor world. Clustering significantly improves the network lifetime and energy efficiency in WSN. In this paper, the concept of double cluster heads (CHs) is introduced in a single cluster of the WSN and Ant Colony Optimization as the nature-inspired algorithm is applied for a CH selection between double CHs. The Ant Colony Optimization is based on the natural behavior of the ant. The simulation result presents that the proposed algorithm enhances the network lifetime and residual energy because a double cluster head significantly reduces the workload of a single cluster head. The other nature-inspired algorithms can be applied for the energy efficiency of WSN in the future.