Research Article

An Application-Aware Clustering Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks to Provide QoS Management

Table 4

Baseline scenario parameters.

Simulation parameterValue

Simulation run time200 s
Network size
Number of nodes100
Node distribution grid
Node modelTexas Instruments CC2420
Initial energy18720 J
Transmission power0 dBm
Packet size20 bytes
Transmission energy cost per packet93.59 μJ
Reception mode power consumption62 mW
Packet rate10 packets/s
Percentage of CHs5%
Round length20 s
Slot length0.2 s
ESP130%
ESP210%