Aisha Khan
Independent Researcher
India
Abstract
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are increasingly deployed for monitoring and data collection in diverse applications ranging from environmental sensing to industrial automation. One critical challenge in WSNs is energy efficiency due to the limited power capacity of sensor nodes. Duty cycling, a technique where nodes alternate between active and sleep states, has emerged as a prominent strategy to conserve energy. This manuscript presents a comprehensive study of duty cycling methods to enhance energy efficiency in WSNs. We review relevant literature, propose an optimized duty cycling methodology, perform simulation research, and statistically analyze the impact of duty cycling on network lifetime and performance. The results demonstrate a significant extension of network lifetime with minimal impact on data delivery latency and packet loss. Our findings provide engineering insights for the design and deployment of energy-efficient WSNs using duty cycling.
Keywords Wireless Sensor Networks, Energy Efficiency, Duty Cycling, Network Lifetime, Simulation, Power Conservation.
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