Analysis and improvement of the 3-star algorithm for the STP-MSP problem in Wireless Sensor Networks

Shuo Han Chen, Chi Heng Lee, Tseng Yi Chen, Hsin Wen Wei, Tsan Sheng Hsu, Wei Kuan Shih

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Abstract

A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) uses a larger number of low-power sensor nodes to gather environmental information which is then wirelessly forwarded to a base station. However, sensor nodes have very limited communication ranges. Thus, relay nodes are required to ensure reliable connectivity throughout the WSN. On the other hand, relay nodes are typically more sophisticated and expensive than sensor nodes. Therefore, deployment strategies should seek to minimize the number of required relay nodes, a problem referred to as the Steiner Tree Problem with Minimum Number of Steiner Points (SMT-MSP), which has been shown to be NP-hard. This paper analyzes and improves the 3-star approximation algorithm by reducing the time complexity from O(n3) to O(nlogn) with the identical performance ratio. Experiments are conducted to verify the correctness of the proposed algorithm.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages991-995
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781509045884
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Mar 2017
Event2017 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2017 - Silicon Valley, United States
Duration: 26 Jan 201729 Jan 2017

Publication series

Name2017 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2017

Conference

Conference2017 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySilicon Valley
Period26/01/1729/01/17

Keywords

  • Relay sensor
  • STP-MSP
  • Steiner tree
  • approximation algorithm
  • wireless sensor network

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