Improved LEACH-M Protocol for Processing Outlier Nodes in Aerial Sensor Networks

Abstract

As the nodes of AWSN (Aerial Wireless Sensor Networks) fly around, the network topology changes frequently with high energy consumption and high cluster head mortality, and some sensor nodes may fly away from the original cluster and interrupt network communication. To ensure the normal communication of the network, this paper proposes an improved LEACH-M protocol for aerial wireless sensor networks. The protocol is improved based on the traditional LEACH-M protocol and MCR protocol. A Cluster head selection method based on maximum energy and an efficient solution for outlier nodes is proposed to ensure that cluster heads can be replaced prior to their death and ensure outlier nodes re-home quickly and efficiently. The experiments show that, compared with the LEACH-M protocol and MCR protocol, the improved LEACH-M protocol performance is significantly optimized, increasing network data transmission efficiency, improving energy utilization, and extending network lifetime.