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In Wireless Sensor Networks, nodes have resource constraints such as storage capacity, low energy, and computational power, etc. Due to which it directly affects the lifetime, security, and performance of WSN. Improved-Low energy adaptive clustering hierarchy (I- LEACH) is one of the most famous clustering protocols and is employed to maximize the lifetime of the WSN network. In this paper, a blockchain based multi-hop routing protocol and clustering in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been proposed. In our proposed model, for cluster head (CH) selections, three parameters have been deployed for CH selection i.e., residual energy of the ordinary node (ON), distance of an ON from the base station (BS) and value of the packet delivery ratio (PDR). After selection of an ON as a CH, an Energy-Efficient Adhoc On-demand Distance Vector EEAODV based routing protocol is employed to send data from CH to the BS in an energy-efficient way. Cloud storage is used to store the credentials and other data. The simulation results show that our proposed I-LEACH protocol performs better than the benchmark ALEACH.
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Faisal, M., Husnain, G. Blockchain Based Multi-hop Routing and Cost-Effective Decentralized Storage System for Wireless Sensor Networks. Wireless Pers Commun 131, 3009–3025 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-023-10597-9
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