A simple data compression algorithm for wireless sensor networks

Jonathan Gana Kolo*, Li Minn Ang, S. Anandan Shanmugam, David Wee Gin Lim, Kah Phooi Seng

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Abstract

The energy consumption of each wireless sensor node is one of critical issues that require careful management in order to maximize the lifetime of the sensor network since the node is battery powered. The main energy consumer in each node is the communication module that requires energy to transmit and receive data over the air. Data compression is one of possible techniques that can reduce the amount of data exchanged between wireless sensor nodes. In this paper, we proposed a simple lossless data compression algorithm that uses multiple Huffman coding tables to compress WSNs data adaptively. We demonstrate the merits of our proposed algorithm in comparison with recently proposed LEC algorithm using various real-world sensor datasets.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSoft Computing Models in Industrial and Environmental Applications - 7th International Conference, SOCO'12
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages327-336
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783642329210
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event7th International Conference on Soft Computing Models in Industrial and Environmental Applications, SOCO'12 - Ostrava, Czech Republic
Duration: 5 Sept 20127 Sept 2012

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume188 AISC
ISSN (Print)2194-5357

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Soft Computing Models in Industrial and Environmental Applications, SOCO'12
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityOstrava
Period5/09/127/09/12

Keywords

  • Adaptive Entropy Encoder
  • Data Compression
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Huffman Coding
  • Signal Processing
  • Wireless Sensor Networks

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