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      Multipath Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks: Survey and Research Challenges

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          A wireless sensor network is a large collection of sensor nodes with limited power supply and constrained computational capability. Due to the restricted communication range and high density of sensor nodes, packet forwarding in sensor networks is usually performed through multi-hop data transmission. Therefore, routing in wireless sensor networks has been considered an important field of research over the past decade. Nowadays, multipath routing approach is widely used in wireless sensor networks to improve network performance through efficient utilization of available network resources. Accordingly, the main aim of this survey is to present the concept of the multipath routing approach and its fundamental challenges, as well as the basic motivations for utilizing this technique in wireless sensor networks. In addition, we present a comprehensive taxonomy on the existing multipath routing protocols, which are especially designed for wireless sensor networks. We highlight the primary motivation behind the development of each protocol category and explain the operation of different protocols in detail, with emphasis on their advantages and disadvantages. Furthermore, this paper compares and summarizes the state-of-the-art multipath routing techniques from the network application point of view. Finally, we identify open issues for further research in the development of multipath routing protocols for wireless sensor networks.

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                Journal
                Sensors (Basel)
                Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
                Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
                1424-8220
                2012
                9 January 2012
                : 12
                : 1
                : 650-685
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Faculty of Computer Science and Information Systems, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor 81310, Malaysia; E-Mails: radi@ 123456ieee.org (M.R.); dezfouli@ 123456ieee.org (B.D.); knizam@ 123456utm.my (K.A.B.)
                [2 ] Center for Advanced Image and Information Technology, School of Electronics & Information Engineering, ChonBuk National University, 664-14, 1 Ga, DeokJin-Dong, Jeonju, ChonBuk 561-756, Korea
                Author notes
                [* ]Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: mrlee@ 123456chonbuk.ac.kr ; Tel.: +82-63-270-3993; Fax: +82-63-270-2394.
                Article
                sensors-12-00650
                10.3390/s120100650
                3279234
                22368490
                80b3ef47-c6d1-4ef6-a31b-b6bd7da1d43f
                © 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland

                This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

                History
                : 8 November 2011
                : 3 January 2012
                : 4 January 2012
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                Biomedical engineering
                load distribution,energy efficiency,alternative path routing,multipath routing,concurrent multipath routing,wireless sensor networks,qos,reliability

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