Research Article

A Novel QoS Routing Energy Consumption Optimization Method Based on Clone Adaptive Whale Optimization Algorithm in IWSNs

Table 1

QoS function definition.

Function nameAbbreviationDefinition

DelayDLAverage duration of data transmission
Delay jitterDLJFluctuations of the transmission time
BandwidthBWThe amount of data per unit time
Packet loss ratePLRData loss during transmission
CostThe overhead of data transmission