... Based on the network model, we present the structure of a data aggregation tree used for data Chapter On Maximizing the Lifetime for Data Aggregation in WSNs 21 aggregation in WSNs and its lifetime ... energy consumption of backbone nodes (a) Nodes u, v, x, and y use a large-range radio in the backbone (b) Node v uses a small-range radio, and the others use a large-range radio in the backbone ... broadcasting [21, 22] In the backbone technique, some nodes in the backbone always turn on their radio to maintain the activation of the network, and the rest of the nodes turn off their radio...