{"_id":"XdSEon9nPQxA8eRmd","bibbaseid":"anonymous-slimemoldinspiredpathformationprotocolforwirelesssensornetworks-2010","downloads":0,"creationDate":"2017-03-31T20:15:33.080Z","title":"Slime mold inspired path formation protocol for wireless sensor networks","author_short":null,"year":2010,"bibtype":"inproceedings","biburl":"https://1fichier.com/?j9cpurkmnv","bibdata":{"bibtype":"inproceedings","type":"inproceedings","abstract":"Many biological systems are composed of unreliable components which self-organize efficiently into systems that can tackle complex problems. One such example is the true slime mold Physarum polycephalum which is an amoeba-like organism that seeks food sources and efficiently distributes nutrients throughout its cell body. The distribution of nutrients is accomplished by a self-assembled resource distribution network of small tubes with varying diameter which can evolve with changing environmental conditions without any global control. In this paper, we use a phenomenological model for the tube evolution in slime mold and map it to a path formation protocol for wireless sensor networks. By selecting certain evolution parameters in the protocol, the network may evolve toward single paths connecting data sources to a data sink. In other parameter regimes, the protocol may evolve toward multiple redundant paths. We present detailed analysis of a small model network. A thorough understanding of the simple network leads to design insights into appropriate parameter selection. We also validate the design via simulation of large-scale realistic wireless sensor networks using the QualNet network simulator. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.","year":"2010","title":"Slime mold inspired path formation protocol for wireless sensor networks","volume":"6234 LNCS","pages":"299-311","doi":"10.1007/978-3-642-15461-4_26","booktitle":"Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)","bibtex":"@inproceedings{10.1007/978-3-642-15461-4_26,\n abstract = \"Many biological systems are composed of unreliable components which self-organize efficiently into systems that can tackle complex problems. One such example is the true slime mold Physarum polycephalum which is an amoeba-like organism that seeks food sources and efficiently distributes nutrients throughout its cell body. The distribution of nutrients is accomplished by a self-assembled resource distribution network of small tubes with varying diameter which can evolve with changing environmental conditions without any global control. In this paper, we use a phenomenological model for the tube evolution in slime mold and map it to a path formation protocol for wireless sensor networks. By selecting certain evolution parameters in the protocol, the network may evolve toward single paths connecting data sources to a data sink. In other parameter regimes, the protocol may evolve toward multiple redundant paths. We present detailed analysis of a small model network. A thorough understanding of the simple network leads to design insights into appropriate parameter selection. We also validate the design via simulation of large-scale realistic wireless sensor networks using the QualNet network simulator. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.\",\n year = \"2010\",\n title = \"Slime mold inspired path formation protocol for wireless sensor networks\",\n volume = \"6234 LNCS\",\n pages = \"299-311\",\n doi = \"10.1007/978-3-642-15461-4\\_26\",\n booktitle = \"Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)\"\n}\n\n","key":"10.1007/978-3-642-15461-4_26","id":"10.1007/978-3-642-15461-4_26","bibbaseid":"anonymous-slimemoldinspiredpathformationprotocolforwirelesssensornetworks-2010","urls":{},"downloads":0,"html":""},"search_terms":["slime","mold","inspired","path","formation","protocol","wireless","sensor","networks"],"keywords":[],"authorIDs":[],"dataSources":["gKiCRHjjC2iGthGEx"]}