A new Asymmetric Link Quality Routing protocol (ALQR) for heterogeneous WSNs

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have received a lot of attention due to numerous advancements, especially in smartphones, smart watches, smart homes, and even smart cities. Aside from WSNs progression, they are affected by a combination of factors, including network efficiency, link asymmetry, and energy loopholes. This paper introduces a novel approach, particularly useful for challenging receiver-initiated asynchronous heterogeneous networks, which are competitive due to low energy consumption. In WSNs, inefficient energy consumption is a widespread issue that drastically decreases the lifetime of each deployment network. To overcome these challenges, we proposed an intelligent Asymmetry link Quality Routing (ALQR) protocol for WSNs with a low energy consumption clustering protocol. Additionally, If there is no cross-channel traffic, ALQR provides adequate connection control at a low cost, making it more advantageous to WSN applications. We investigated the effectiveness of our proposed protocol compare to multiple state-of-the-art clustering-based protocols. According to the findings, ALQR outperforms in terms of region and lifetime, while ALQR ensures overall throughput.