Multi-round Cluster Based Multi-hop Clusting Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks

A multi-round cluster based multi-hop clustering routing protocol(MCBMC)for wireless sensor networks(WSN)was proposed.It improves the RBMC protocol as fellows:it adds a parameter of energy for the head node's election arithmetic,uses multi-round clustering instead of every round clustering,reduces frequent clustering and repetition to establish multi-hop routing.Finally,it is simulated on OPNET14.5,and the results are compared with LEACH and RBMC.The results show that MCBMC can reduce node energy consumption and improve the network lifetime.