| WSNs | Wireless sensor networks |
| LEACH | Low-energy adaptive clustering hierarchy |
| CHs | Cluster heads |
| IEE-LEACH | Improved energy-efficient LEACH |
| BS | Base station |
| SNs | Sensor nodes |
| SEECH | Scalable energy-efficient clustering hierarchy |
| LA-MHR | Learning automata-based multilevel heterogeneous routing |
| LEACH-M | LEACH-Mobile |
| O-LEACH | Optical LEACH |
| DFS | Distributed fiber sensors |
| SEEN | Stable energy efficient network |
| LEACH-XMP | LEACH-eXtended Message-Passing |
| TDMA | Time division multiple access |
| CSMA | Carrier-sense multiple access |
| LEACH-C | LEACH-Centralized |
| EE-LEACH | Energy-efficient LEACH |