Node coloring for dense wireless sensor networks
  Coloring is used in wireless networks to improve communication efficiency, mainly in terms of bandwidth, energy and possibly end-to-end delays. In this research report, we define the h-hop node coloring problem, with h any positive integer. We prove that the associated decision problem is NP-complete. We then present a 3-hop distributed coloring algorithm that is optimized for dense networks: a node does not need to exchange the priorities and colors of its 2-hop neighbors. Through simulation results, we highlight the impact of priority assignment on the number of colors obtained for any network. We then focus on grids and identify a color pattern that can be reproduced to color the whole grid. We show how the coloring algorithm can use regularity properties to obtain a periodic color pattern with the optimal number of colors. We then consider grids with holes and study how to extend our results. 
Ichrak Amdouni (INRIA Rocquencourt), Pascale Minet (INRIA   Rocquencourt), C\'edric Adjih (INRIA Rocquencourt)
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