Research Article

Zone-Based Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks

Table 1

Simulation parameters.

ParameterValue

Simulation area100 m × 100 m & 200 m × 200 m
SimulatorCastalia [19]
Base station(0, 0)
Number of sensor nodes400 & 200
Node deployment typeUniform
Initial energy2000 joules
Energy consumed to transmit
or receive ()
50 nJ/bit
Transmit amplifier ()100 pJ/bit/m2
Data packet size2000 bits
Packet rate1 per second
Number of runs10
Simulation time1500 seconds
Round time50 seconds
Radius ()100 m & 200 m