| IoT | Internet of things |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| LEDs | Lighting-emitting diodes |
| PAR | Photosynthetically active radiation |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| IPv6 | Internet protocol version 6 |
| 6LoWPAN | IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area networks |
| RPL | Routing protocol for low-power and lossy networks |
| PWM | Pulse width modulation |
| AM | Amplitude modulation |
| PI | Proportional integral |
| PFD | Photon flux density |
| WSN | Wireless sensor network |
| OF | Objective function |
| OF0 | Objective function 0 |
| MRHOF-ETX | Minimum rank with hysteresis objective function-expected transmission count |
| MRHOF-energy | Minimum rank with hysteresis objective function-energy |
| PLR | Packets loss ratio |