+
+This protocol minimizes the impact of unexpected node failure (not due to
+batteries running out of energy), because it works in periods.
+ On the one hand, if a node failure is detected before making the decision, the
+ node will not participate to this phase, and, on the other hand, if the node
+ failure occurs after the decision, the sensing task of the network will be
+ temporarily affected: only during the period of sensing until a new period
+ starts. The duration of the rounds is a predefined
+ parameter. Round duration should be long enough to hide the system control
+ overhead and short enough to minimize the negative effects in case of node
+ failures.
+
+The energy consumption and some other constraints can easily be taken into
+account, since the sensors can update and then exchange their information
+(including their residual energy) at the beginning of each period. However, the
+pre-sensing phases (Information Exchange, Leader Election, and Decision) are
+energy consuming for some nodes, even when they do not join the network to
+monitor the area.
+
+
+
+
+At the beginning of each period, each sensor wich has enough remaining energy ($RE_j$) to be alive during at least one round ( $E_{R}$ is the amount of energy
+required to be alive during one round) sends (line 3 of algorithm~\ref{alg:MuDiLCO}) its position, remaining energy $RE_j$, and the number