The document describes a proposed system for improving automated address assignment and routing in path cluster wireless sensor networks (PCC-WSNs). The system includes:
1) A distributed network formation process to partition nodes into clusters and paths and assign identifiers to each group.
2) A two-level address assignment scheme that assigns each node both a level-1 address to identify its path/cluster and a level-2 address within that group, reducing the address space needed.
3) A two-level routing scheme based on the hierarchical addresses, allowing routing with low overhead directly from nodes' addresses.
Simulation results show the proposed system can accurately partition nodes and assign addresses connecting all nodes while using significantly less address