Investigation of failed node method to support healthy communication for linear wireless sensor networks

Abstract

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are used extensively in many natural environment
research and observation applications in the world, and their popularity is increasing
day by day. In parallel with these studies, Linear Wireless Sensor Network (LWSN),
which is a type of WSNs application, is frequently encountered for reasons such as
meeting the security requirements of highways, bridges, pipelines, and border lengths,
determining and observing the needs. For this purpose, within the scope of a project, a
new MAC protocol has been designed by us, which is effective in minimizing LWSN
problems and can ensure the continuity of the network's connection in difficult physical
conditions. With the failed node method, which is the main subject of our article and
introduced in the protocol in question, an important study has been put forward to avoid
situations that will disrupt the data transmission of the network.