Energy Metrics
n What is an “energy-efficient” routing protocol?
n Possible Metrics:
Ø Minimize energy consumed/packet,
Ø Maximize time to network partition,
Ø Minimize variance in node energy levels,
Ø Minimize cost/packet, and
Ø Minimize maximum node cost.
n We used: average overall amount of consumed energy
n Note: if minimizing energy consumption was only goal, a
trivial optimal solution exists: drop all packets
n Therefore, need to also consider packet delivery ratio