Table 2.

Simulation results of the proposed three communication protocols.

Protocol Type	Two-Relay-Based Protocol	Non-MI Incremental Protocol	MI-Based Incremental Protocol
Stability period	4100 rounds	8100 rounds	11,000 rounds
Network lifetime	4250 rounds	11,800 rounds	12,800 rounds
Average consumption (per round)	2.1 mJ	0.76 mJ	0.7 mJ
Transmitted packets	1.05 × 105	1.85 × 105	1.18 × 105