Wireless Sensor Networks: Flooding Algorithm Implementation

Resource Overview

Wireless sensor networks utilizing flooding algorithm, where each node transmits data to the central node per round. The final generated visualization represents node mortality count. Implementation includes round-based data aggregation and network lifetime analysis.

Detailed Documentation

In wireless sensor networks, we employ a method known as the flooding algorithm. The core principle of this algorithm involves each node transmitting data to the central node during every operational round. This implementation typically utilizes broadcast messaging where nodes relay received packets to neighbors, ensuring network-wide data dissemination. Through this mechanism, we collect node mortality statistics and generate corresponding visualizations. The algorithm effectively monitors network health by tracking dead nodes per round, which can be visualized using plotting libraries like matplotlib to display network degradation patterns. This approach proves highly efficient for understanding overall network behavior and performance metrics, particularly for analyzing energy consumption and network lifetime in resource-constrained environments.