Review: Connected dominating sets in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks - A comprehensive survey

  • Authors:
  • Jiguo Yu;Nannan Wang;Guanghui Wang;Dongxiao Yu

  • Affiliations:
  • School of Computer Science, Qufu Normal University, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China and Key Laboratory for Intelligent Control Technique of Shandong Province, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China;School of Computer Science, Qufu Normal University, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China;School of Mathematics and System Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China;Department of Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China

  • Venue:
  • Computer Communications
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Topology control is a fundamental issue in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks. Due to intrinsic characteristic of flatness, hierarchical topology can achieve the scalability and efficiency of a wireless network. To solve this problem, one can construct a virtual backbone network by using a connected dominating (CDS) set of a wireless network. In past few years, efficiently and fast construct a CDS in a wireless network as a virtual backbone has been the main research problem in hierarchical topology control. In this paper, we give a comprehensive survey for CDSs and related problems with various network models and specific applications. To conclude, some open problems and interesting issues in this field are proposed.