Table 1 Variables and definitions for ICR protocol
From: Towards improved clustering and routing protocol for wireless sensor networks
Variable | Definitions |
|---|---|
BSPosition | Position of sink node |
BS | Base station responsible for data collection |
NetArea | Network area size |
EInit | Initial energy of nodes |
Nd | Node |
NumNd | Total number of nodes |
\(N_F\) | Number of forward nodes |
\(N_B\) | Number of backward nodes |
NdPosition | Position of nodes |
Round | Current round of simulation |
MaxRound | Maximum number of rounds |
NdLive | Number of alive nodes in network |
SubAreasList | List of sub-areas based on transmission range of node |
ThrshdDist | Threshold distance |
CHList | List of CHs |
CH | Cluster head node of a cluster |
CM | Member node of a cluster |
EDissip | Energy dissipation |
SNd | Source node that sends packets |
TNd | Target node that receives packets |
T | Back-off timer of a node |
Nc | Number of clusters in the area based on transmission range |
CHSelect | Selection of CH |
NdWeights | The accumulative weight of node to be candidate for CH |
WeightList | Sorted list of nodes based on accumulative weights inside a cluster |
EConsumed | Energy consumed |