Energy-efficient clustering and routing using fuzzy k-medoids and adaptive ranking-based wireless sensor network

The wireless sensor network (WSN) is a vital component of infrastructure that is seeing tremendous demand and quick expansion in a variety of industries, including forestry, airports, healthcare, and the military. Increasing network lifetime and reducing power consumption (PC) are now major goals in WSN research. This research proposes a unique energy-efficient cross-layer WSN design that aims to maximize network lifetime while maintaining quality of service (QoS) criteria to address these challenges. The research initially utilizes the fuzzy k-medoids (FKMeds) clustering technique to group sensor nodes (SN) to improve resilience, scalability, and minimize network traffic. Following that, the hybrid improved grey wolf and ant colony (HIGWAC) optimization approach is applied to choose cluster heads (CH), minimizing distances, reducing latency, and optimizing energy stability. Finally, data is transmitted through the shortest pathways using the adaptive ranking-based energy-efficient opportunistic routing (ARanEOR) protocol, which ensures effective and energy-conserving routing in WSN while dynamically lowering network overhead. Compared to existing approaches, the proposed method in this study outperforms them in terms of energy efficiency, latency, and network longevity.