The invention discloses a
hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-
automatic repeat request (ARQ)-cross-layer-interactive-cooperation-based adaptive error control method applied to a
wireless sensor network, and belongs to the technical field of adaptive error control for cooperative communication in the
wireless sensor network. In the method, a cross-layer design is adopted,
hybrid automatic repeat request (HibridARQ) is adopted in a
data link layer, automatic repeat request (ARQ) is adopted in a
physical layer, the repeat number i of the
hybrid automatic repeat request of the
link layer and the repeat number j of the automatic repeat request of the
physical layer are adaptively selected according to different requirements of an
application server on
quality of service (QoS), and an optimal error control scheme is determined; and simultaneously, a
relay node number and a communication
distance threshold value which are required by the cooperative communication are determined according to a communication distance between a
transmitter and a
receiver, a next-hop
relay node is selected, and a multi-
relay cooperative transmission path is adaptively created. The method has the advantages of ensuring the
high transmission reliability of the
wireless sensor network, simultaneously shortening time
delay and achieving relatively higher
throughput and energy efficiency.