Table 6.
Statistical analysis of proposed DRL-GNN model across five experimental runs (50 Nodes).
| Performance metric | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Mean | Std. Dev. | 95% confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coverage ratio (%) | 96.4 | 95.8 | 96.0 | 96.2 | 95.9 | 96.06 | 0.23 | [95.86, 96.26] |
| Energy efficiency (%) | 95.8 | 95.5 | 95.7 | 95.9 | 95.6 | 95.70 | 0.16 | [95.56, 95.84] |
| Overlap ratio (%) | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.30 | 0.16 | [5.16, 5.44] |
| Latency (ms) | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.02 | [0.84, 0.88] |
| Throughput (packets/sec) | 1400 | 1385 | 1395 | 1405 | 1390 | 1395.0 | 7.91 | [1388.08, 1401.92] |
| Avg. hop count | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.04 | 0.05 | [0.99, 1.09] |
| Network lifetime (hrs) | 2500 | 2470 | 2480 | 2495 | 2485 | 2486.0 | 11.94 | [2475.52, 2496.48] |