Research Article

On the Use of Graphs for Node Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks for Hostile Environments

Table 4

Simulation outcomes and properties of graphs used.

# nodesDegree distributionMin. Max. Min. Max. C.C.DensityA.D.Diameter

50 nodesBinomial (50, 0.95)0.0000110.0015451.26528710.5147590.97740.9746941.025312
Exponential (0.05)0.0004720.0377912.13392017.7781860.79080.2824491.717552
Extreme values (30, 4)0.0002240.0173761.66150014.2239350.69520.6661221.333882
Normal (45, 2)0.0000420.0038751.34065911.1358020.9280.9257141.074292
Power law (1.7)0.0005790.0448362.43828320.2720080.68320.1069391.947763
Uniform (40, 45)0.0000660.0049881.41998111.7164240.86530.8661221.133882

100 nodesBinomial (100, 0.95)0.0000510.0039031.30243210.6345000.95640.9587881.041212
Exponential (0.05)0.0010250.0854222.32351519.6702250.55850.1939391.874952
Extreme values (80, 4)0.0002020.0179921.42488712.0462180.82730.8301011.16992
Normal (95, 2)0.0000580.0039361.29260310.5330970.96240.9612121.038792
Power law (1.7)0.0012350.0992752.55517721.9179320.65240.06828282.049094
Uniform (90, 95)0.0000810.0057011.33830711.2397740.93710.9363641.063642

150 nodesBinomial (150, 0.95)0.0001010.0066931.30653910.8417550.95350.9558841.044122
Exponential (0.05)0.0018150.1458642.49245321.2593710.43430.1379871.974235
Extreme values (130, 4)0.0002600.0165631.40753011.3404670.89060.8892171.110782
Normal (145, 2)0.0000490.0042711.27881210.5250100.97110.9726171.027382
Power law (1.7)0.0016470.1522682.60980722.7654970.73570.05190162.106314
Uniform (140, 145)0.0000720.0066391.28613810.6309500.95540.9559731.044032

200 nodesBinomial (200, 0.95)0.0001180.0087681.32630110.6946030.95370.9538691.046132
Exponential (0.05)0.0023270.2003722.85202324.5287600.3370.09989952.256
Extreme values (180, 4)0.0002550.0174801.36905111.1046830.9160.9171361.082862
Normal (195, 2)0.0000640.0045841.28662410.0639000.97680.9797991.02022
Power law (1.7)0.0025870.2327592.46693822.3164550.6640.04391961.985533
Uniform (190, 195)0.0000910.0064311.29363610.6837310.96580.9668841.033122