Self-organized node coordination scheme based on a biological inter-cell signaling system for wireless sensor networks

Abstract

In this paper, we propose an energy efficient and delay guaranteed node coordination scheme inspired by biological systems, which have gained considerable attention as a computing and problem solving technique. With the identification of analogies between biological cellular signaling systems and WSN systems, we formulate a new mathematical model that considers the networking challenges of WSNs. The proposed bio-inspired scheme determines the state of the sensor node, as required by each mission-critical application and as determined by the local environmental conditions. A control analysis and simulation results show that the proposed bio-inspired scheme guarantees the system stability and provides significant energy savings, as well as reliable delay guarantees.