Improved Energy-Saving Multi-hop Networking in Wireless Networks

As a result of their inherent energy constraints, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) researching energy-efficient routing protocols is a top priority. Therefore, it is crucial to make the most of the available power to lengthen the operational lifespan of WSNs. This work introduces a 200 m2 field implementation of a modified Energy-Efficient Multi-hop Routing Protocol (mEEMRP). The protocol depends on such a technique for distributing load among Communication Management (CM) networks using multi-hop routing of the available information toward the Base Station (BS) while taking into account the Residual Energy (RE) values for CM nodes and the range with both neighboring CM nodes. Based on simulation findings, mEEMRP outperformed an efficient energy member of the co-routing protocol (EEMRP) in terms of the network lifespan by 1.77%. Further, the suggested mEEMRP reduced BS energy usage by 4.83% and increased packet reception by 7.41%.