Research Article
An Application-Aware Clustering Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks to Provide QoS Management
Table 1
Priority levels and their effect in the TDMA schedule in LEACH-APP.
| | Priority level | Effect |
| | 0 | The node does not have to follow the TDMA schedule1 | | 1 | ESP1 % extra slots added with respect to the number of cluster members | | 2 | ESP2 % extra slots added with respect to the number of cluster members | | 3 | No extra slots are added to the TDMA schedule |
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1It can send packets at any time, and the CH forwards them to the sink immediately.
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