A Novel Clustering Algorithm for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Based on Determination of Virtual Links’ Weight to Increase Network Stability

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Algorithm</td><td align="center">Lifetime with<br/>150 transmission range</td><td align="center">Lifetime with<br/>175 transmission range</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">VLWBC</td><td align="center">1789 s</td><td align="center">2353 s</td></tr><tr><td align="left">MWCA</td><td align="center">1616 s</td><td align="center">2000 s</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Increment %</td><td align="center">10.70%</td><td align="center">17.65%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Comparison of lifetime factors for proposed algorithm.

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Table 3: A Novel Clustering Algorithm for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Based on Determination of Virtual Links’ Weight to Increase Network Stability 