Table 1.
Comparative analysis of clustering algorithm on various network design and operational parameters.
| [5] | [10] | [18] | [20] | [11] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Node Type | Homogenous | Homogenous | Both | Homogeneous | Homogenous |
| Comm. to Sink | - | Multi-hop | Multi-hop | Multi-Hop | Multi-Hop |
| Cluster Size | Near Equal | Near Equal | Unequal | Unequal | Unequal |
| Cluster Designing | Hybrid | Centralized | Distributed | Distributed | Distributed |
| Suitability to Network Size | Large | Small | Large | Large | Large |
| CH Election Criteria | Node Density | Node Energy | Ratio of Avg. RE of neighbor nodes and RE of Node itself | Node Degree | Node Energy |
| Inter-Cluster Comm. Style | - | CH to CH | CH-CH | CH to CH | CH-CH |
| Intra-Cluster Comm. Style | - | Direct | Direct | Direct | Direct |
| Power Adjustment | Static | Dynamic | Dynamic | Dynamic | Dynamic |
| CH Rotation | - | On each round | On each round | On decrease in Node density | On each round |