This paper discusses energy-efficient routing strategies for large-scale wireless sensor networks (WSNs), emphasizing the importance of prolonging network lifetime by optimizing power consumption among heterogeneous sensor nodes. It compares homogeneous and heterogeneous networks and proposes a hierarchical, cluster-based approach to enhance scalability and robustness while reducing energy usage. The work includes implementation details and a performance analysis of routing protocols designed to improve communication efficiency within sensor networks.
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