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-\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {4.2.3.1}Information Exchange Phase}{79}{subsubsection.4.2.3.1}
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-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4.5}Performance Analysis for Different Number of Subregions}{85}{subsection.4.4.5}
-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4.6}Performance Analysis for Different Number of Primary Points}{90}{subsection.4.4.6}
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+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.3}Optimization Solvers}{66}{section.3.3}
+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.4}Conclusion}{70}{section.3.4}
+\contentsline {part}{II\hspace {1em}Contributions}{71}{part.2}
+\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {4}Distributed Lifetime Coverage Optimization Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks}{73}{chapter.4}
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+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.2}Description of the DiLCO Protocol}{74}{section.4.2}
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+\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {4.2.3.1}Information Exchange Phase}{77}{subsubsection.4.2.3.1}
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+\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {4.2.3.4}Sensing phase}{78}{subsubsection.4.2.3.4}
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