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Congestion occurs when too many sources are sending too much of data for network to handle. Congestion in a wireless sensor network can cause missing packets, low energy efficiency and long delay. A sensor node may have multiple sensors like light, temperature etc., with different transmission characteristics. Each application has different characteristics and requirements in terms of transmission...