Power-efficient Hierarchical Data Aggregation using Compressive Sensing in WSN

Abstract: Compressive Sensing (CS) method is a burgeoning technique being applied to diverse areas including wireless sensor networks (WSNs). In WSNs, it has been studied in the context of data gathering and aggregation, particularly aimed at reducing data transmission cost and improving power efficiency. Existing CS based data gathering work in WSNs assume fixed and uniform compression threshold across the network, regard- less of the data field characteristics. In this paper, we present a novel data aggregation architecture model that combines a multi- resolution structure with compressed sensing. The compression thresholds vary over the aggregation hierarchy, reflecting the underlying data field. Compared with previous relevant work, the proposed model shows its significant energy saving from theoretical analysis. We have also implemented the proposed CS- based data aggregation framework on a SIDnet SWANS platform, discrete event simulator commonly used for WSN simulations. Our experiments show substantial energy savings, ranging from 37% to 77% for different nodes in the networking depending on the position of hierarchy.