MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS USING MOBILE AGENTS

Abstract

The proposed method provides a simple search for the optimal number of routes with energy consumption constraints, as well as minimization of traffic in the network. The delivery speed is regulated by applying controlled Markov processes under the constraints on the required energy consumption of the sensors. When controlled by mobile agents, energy costs for data delivery are reduced, which is especially important for sensor networks with non-renewable energy sources. The control problem is to optimally determine the wear coefficient vector and the diffusion coefficient matrix, which minimize the traffic volume with a limit on energy consumption and taking into account the asymmetry of the communication quality between consecutive nodes.