-The most discussed coverage problems in literature can be classified into three
-types \cite{li2013survey}: area coverage \cite{Misra} where every point inside
-an area is to be monitored, target coverage \cite{yang2014novel} where the main
-objective is to cover only a finite number of discrete points called targets,
-and barrier coverage \cite{HeShibo}\cite{kim2013maximum} to prevent intruders
-from entering into the region of interest. In \cite{Deng2012} authors transform
-the area coverage problem to the target coverage problem taking into account the
-intersection points among disks of sensors nodes or between disk of sensor nodes
-and boundaries. In \cite{Huang:2003:CPW:941350.941367} authors prove that if the perimeters of sensors are sufficiently covered, the whole area is sufficiently covered and they provide an algorithm in $O(nd~log~d)$ time to compute the perimeter-coverage of each sensor ($d$ the maximum number of sensors that are neighboring to a sensor, $n$ the total number of sensors in the network). {\it In LiCO protocol, instead of determining the level of coverage of a set of discrete points, our optimization model is based on checking the perimeter-coverage of each sensor to activate a minimal number of sensors.}
-
-The major approach to extend network lifetime while preserving coverage is to
-divide/organize the sensors into a suitable number of set covers (disjoint or
-non-disjoint), where each set completely covers a region of interest, and to
-activate these set covers successively. The network activity can be planned in
-advance and scheduled for the entire network lifetime or organized in periods,
+The most discussed coverage problems in literature can be classified in three
+categories~\cite{li2013survey} according to their respective monitoring
+objective. Hence, area coverage \cite{Misra} means that every point inside a
+fixed area must be monitored, while target coverage~\cite{yang2014novel} refer
+to the objective of coverage for a finite number of discrete points called
+targets, and barrier coverage~\cite{HeShibo}\cite{kim2013maximum} focuses on
+preventing intruders from entering into the region of interest. In
+\cite{Deng2012} authors transform the area coverage problem to the target
+coverage one taking into account the intersection points among disks of sensors
+nodes or between disk of sensor nodes and boundaries. In
+\cite{Huang:2003:CPW:941350.941367} authors prove that if the perimeters of
+sensors are sufficiently covered it will be the case for the whole area. They
+provide an algorithm in $O(nd~log~d)$ time to compute the perimeter-coverage of
+each sensor, where $d$ denotes the maximum number of sensors that are
+neighboring to a sensor and $n$ is the total number of sensors in the
+network. {\it In LiCO protocol, instead of determining the level of coverage of
+ a set of discrete points, our optimization model is based on checking the
+ perimeter-coverage of each sensor to activate a minimal number of sensors.}
+
+The major approach to extend network lifetime while preserving coverage is to
+divide/organize the sensors into a suitable number of set covers (disjoint or
+non-disjoint), where each set completely covers a region of interest, and to
+activate these set covers successively. The network activity can be planned in
+advance and scheduled for the entire network lifetime or organized in periods,