Data gathering and communication for wireless sensor networks using ant colony optimization

Abstract

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Swarm-Intelligence-Centric Routing Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks

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Reliable Many-to-Many Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks Using Ant Colony Optimisation

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Defence against Black Hole and Selective Forwarding Attacks for Medical WSNs in the IoT

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