The major challenge in wireless sensor networks is to reduce energy consumption and increase the lifetime of the network. In this paper, we propose an effective protocol to address this issue. In fact, our proposed protocol is based on first inserting heterogeneous nodes in the network, then dividing the network to regions. And finally, the selection of the Cluster Head (CH) is carried out using the remaining energy of the node, the number of neighbors within cluster range and the distance between the node and the CH. Simulation results confirm that our proposed protocol is an energy efficient protocol, which has good results in prolonging the lifetime of the network and saving energy consumption.

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基于网络划分的异构无线传感器网络有效聚类协议

无线传感器网络的主要挑战是降低能耗并增加网络的寿命。在本文中，我们提出了一个有效的协议来解决这个问题。事实上，我们提出的协议是基于首先在网络中插入异构节点，然后将网络划分为区域。最后，利用节点的剩余能量、簇范围内的邻居数以及节点与CH之间的距离进行簇头（CH）的选择。仿真结果证实，我们提出的协议是一种节能协议，在延长网络寿命和节约能源消耗方面具有良好的效果。