MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611106972 A) filed by Chandigarh University on September 05, 2026, for Energy-Aware Multi-Sink Rotating Gateway For Wireless Sensor Networks.
Inventor includes Renu Jangra.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to an energy-aware multi-sink wireless sensor network having a rotating gateway mechanism for mitigating energy-hole formation and extending network lifetime. A plurality of sensor nodes and at least two stationary sink nodes are provided, wherein selected sensor nodes temporarily perform a gateway role for regional or inter-cluster forwarding. A gateway utility engine evaluates candidate nodes using residual energy, link quality, traffic load, path characteristics, and handover cost. A rotation controller predictively schedules gateway replacement before critical energy depletion or congestion. A handover engine transfers forwarding state and temporarily enables dual forwarding to reduce packet loss during role transition. A multi-sink cost manager enables dynamic association with a lower-cost sink based on energy, delay, and reliability. MAC-aligned rotation, hysteresis, hold-down control, and emergency re-election provide stable operation and failure recovery.
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