  Routing is a challenge to Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (WMSNs) for
supporting multimedia applications due to nodes' energy constraints and
computational capabilities, and the ways sensor nodes obtain forwarding
information. In this paper, we propose an online multipath routing protocol
that uses nodes' positions to make forwarding decisions at each hop. Real-time
decisions are made without any need to have the entire network topology
knowledge. The protocol achieves load-balancing and minimises nodes' energy
consumption by utilizing: (a) smart greedy forwarding scheme for selecting next
hop, and (b) walking back forwarding scheme to bypass network holes.
Performance comparisons of the proposed protocol (schemes) are made with TPGF
and GPSR. The results show that our schemes: (a) maximise the overall network
lifespan by not draining energy from some specific nodes, (b) provide QoS
delivery for video streams by using best nodes along the route, and (c) scale
better in high density WMSN.
