Networked Sensing Systems

6Efficient Load Balancing and Resource Allocation in Networked Sensing Systems—An Algorithmic Study

Lalitha Krishnasamy¹*, Divya Vetriveeran², Rakoth Kandan Sambandam² and Jenefa J.²

¹Department of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, Nandha Engineering College, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India

²Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Christ University, Kengeri Campus, Bengaluru, India

Abstract

In the current environment, data generation and data transmission are increasing exponentially in day-to-day life. These exponentially growing data might create heavy traffic when transmitted between systems. Also, this affects many functionalities like configuration of networked systems, system and routing configuration parameters, load managing factors of network devices, etc. A dynamic traffic control mechanism needs to be adopted with the help of load-balancing algorithms and efficient resource allocation mechanisms to deal with heavy data traffic. Load balancing algorithms in networked sensing systems aim to distribute the workload evenly among sensor nodes to optimize network performance and energy efficiency and prolong the network lifetime. Resource allocation mechanisms in a networked sensing system involve allocating and distributing network resources efficiently, such as energy, bandwidth, processing power, etc., to optimize performance and increase the network’s lifetime. To achieve efficient resource allocation with a balanced load, ...