Multifunctional clustering based on the LEACH algorithm for edge-cloud continuum ecosystem

This work introduces a new approach to building network cluster structures, based on the modified LEACH algorithm. Proposed solution takes into account the multitasking of the network infrastructure, resulting from various functions performed by individual nodes. Therefore, instead of a single head, dedicated to a given cluster, a set of heads is selected, number of which corresponds to the number of performed functions. Outcomes of simulations, comparing the classical and the multifunctional approach are presented. The obtained results confirm that both algorithms deliver similar level of energy consumption, as well as efficiency in terms of the number of individual nodes discharged.