Research Article
Multihopping Multilevel Clustering Heterogeneity-Sensitive Optimized Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks
Table 1
Comparison of the state-of-the-art clustering routing protocols.
| Features | MHMLC | LEACH | CEEC | DEEC, SEP, ESEP | MLEACH |
| Heterogeneity-aware | √ | | | √ | | Extendable | √ | | | √ | √ | Manageable | √ | | √ | | | Distance-based design | √ | | √ | | | Avoiding sudden dissipation | √ | | √ | | √ | Coverage of whole network | √ | | √ | | √ | Controlled CHs formation | √ | | √ | | | Controller assistance | √ | | | | √ | Reducing complexity | √ | √ | | | | Network support | √ | √ | | | | Online reconfiguration | √ | √ | | | | Energy efficiency | √ | | | | | Hierarchal forwarding | √ | | | | √ | Avoiding redundant transmissions | √ | √ | √ | | √ | Application-aware | √ | | √ | √ | | Higher data delivery | √ | | | | √ | Cooperative routing for long range transmission | √ | | | √ | √ |
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