Multi-hop Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks ― An Overview, Taxonomy, and Research Challenges

This brief provides an overview of recent developments in multi-hop routing protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). It introduces the various classifications of routing protocols and lists the pros and cons of each category, going beyond the conceptual overview of routing classifications offered in other books. Recently many researchers have proposed numerous multi-hop routing protocols and thereby created a need for a book that provides its readers with an up-to-date road map of this research paradigm.

The authors present some of the most relevant results achieved by applying an algorithmic approach to the research on multi-hop routing protocols. The book covers measurements, experiences and lessons learned from the implementation of multi-hop communication prototypes. Furthermore, it describes future research challenges and as such serves as a useful guide for students and researchers alike.

Shalli Rani is an Assistant Professor with the S.S.D Women’s Institute of Technology, Bathinda (Punjab). She received the MCA degree from Maharishi Dyanand University, Rohtak in 2004 and the M.Tech. degree in Computer Science from Janardan Rai Nagar Vidyapeeth University, Udaipur in 2007 and is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Computer Applications from Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar. Her main area of interest and research is wireless sensor networks. She received a young scientist award in Feb. 2014 from Punjab Science Congress, in the same field.

Syed Hassan Ahmed did his Bachelors in Computer Science from Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST), Pakistan. Later on, he joined School of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Korea, where he completed his Masters in Computer Engineering. During his Bachelors and Masters, he published 20+ International Journal and Conference papers in multiple topics of wireless communications. Currently he is pursuing his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering at MoNeT Lab, Kyungpook National University, Korea. He is also an IEEE/ACM member and serving several conferences and journals as a TPC and Reviewer respectively. In year 2014–2015, he won the successive Gold and Top Contributor awards in the 2nd and 3rd KNU workshop for future researchers, South Korea. His research interests include WSN, Underwater WSN, Cyber Physical Systems, VANETs and CCN in Vehicular Communications.