A fundamental problem in wireless sensor networks is to maximize network lifetime under given energy constraints. In this
paper, we study the network lifetime problem by considering not only maximizing the time until the first node fails, but also
maximizing the lifetimes for all the nodes in the network, which we define as the
Lexicographic Max-Min (LMM) node lifetime problem. The main contributions of this paper are two-fold. First, we develop a polynomial-time algorithm to derive the LMM-optimal
node lifetime vector, which effectively circumvents the computational complexity problem associated with an existing state-of-the-art
approach, which is exponential. The main ideas in our approach include: (1) a link-based problem formulation, which significantly
reduces the problem size in comparison with a flow-based formulation, and (2) an intelligent exploitation of
parametric analysis technique, which in most cases determines the minimum set of nodes that use up their energy at each stage using very simple
computations. Second, we present a simple (also polynomial-time) algorithm to calculate the flow routing schedule such that
the LMM-optimal node lifetime vector can be achieved. Our results in this paper advance the state-of-the-art algorithmic design
for network-wide node lifetime problem and facilitate future studies of the network lifetime problem in energy-constrained
wireless sensor networks.
Y. Thomas Hou obtained his B.E. degree from the City College of New York in 1991, the M.S. degree from Columbia University in 1993, and
the Ph.D. degree from Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York, in 1998, all in Electrical Engineering. From 1997 to 2002,
Dr. Hou was a research scientist and project leader at Fujitsu Laboratories of America, IP Networking Research Department,
Sunnyvale, California(Silicon Valley). Since Fall 2002, he has been an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech, the Bradley Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr. Hou's research interests are in the algorithmic design and
optimization for network systems. His current research focuses on wireless sensor networks and multimedia over wireless ad
hoc networks. In recent years, he has worked on scalable architectures, protocols, and implementations for differentiated
services Internet; service overlay networking; multimedia streaming over the Internet; and network bandwidth allocation policies
and distributed flow control algorithms. He has published extensively in the above areas and is a co-recipient of the 2002
IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP) Best Paper Award and the 2001
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (CSVT) Best Paper Award. He is a member of ACM and a senior member of IEEE.
Yi Shi received his B.S. degree from University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, in 1998, a M.S. degree from Institute
of Software, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, in 2001, and a second M.S. degree from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
VA, in 2003, all in computer science. He is currently working toward his Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering
at Virginia Tech. While in undergraduate, he was a recipient of Meritorious Award in International Mathematical Contest in
Modeling and 1997 and 1998, respectively. Yi's current research focuses on algorithms and optimization for wireless sensor
networks and wireless ad hoc networks. His work has appeared in highly selective international conferences (e.g.,
ACM MobiCom and MobiHoc).
Hanif D. Sherali is the W. Thomas Rice Endowed Chaired Professor of Engineering in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University. His area of research interest is in discrete and continuous optimization, with
applications to location, transportation, and engineering design problems. He has published about 200 papers in Operations
Research journals, has co-authored four books in this area, and serves on the editorial board of eight journals. He is a member
of the National Academy of Engineering.
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