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 %The fast  developments of low-cost  sensor devices  and  wireless communications have allowed the emergence of WSNs. A WSN includes a large number of small, limited-power sensors that  can sense, process, and transmit data over a wireless  communication. They communicate  with each other by using multi-hop wireless communications and cooperate together  to monitor the area of interest, so that  each measured data can be  reported to a monitoring  center called sink for further  analysis~\cite{ref222}.  There  are several fields  of application covering  a wide  spectrum for a  WSN, including health, home, environmental, military, and industrial applications~\cite{ref19}.
 
 %On the one hand sensor nodes run on batteries with limited capacities, and it is often  costly  or  simply  impossible  to  replace  and/or  recharge  batteries, especially in remote and hostile environments. Obviously, to achieve a long life of the  network it is important  to conserve battery  power. Therefore, lifetime optimization is one of the most critical issues in wireless sensor networks. On the other hand we must guarantee  coverage over the area of interest. To fulfill these two objectives, the main idea  is to take advantage of overlapping sensing regions to turn-off redundant sensor nodes  and thus save energy. In this paper, we concentrate  on the area coverage  problem, with the  objective of maximizing the network lifetime by using an optimized multiround scheduling.
 %The fast  developments of low-cost  sensor devices  and  wireless communications have allowed the emergence of WSNs. A WSN includes a large number of small, limited-power sensors that  can sense, process, and transmit data over a wireless  communication. They communicate  with each other by using multi-hop wireless communications and cooperate together  to monitor the area of interest, so that  each measured data can be  reported to a monitoring  center called sink for further  analysis~\cite{ref222}.  There  are several fields  of application covering  a wide  spectrum for a  WSN, including health, home, environmental, military, and industrial applications~\cite{ref19}.
 
 %On the one hand sensor nodes run on batteries with limited capacities, and it is often  costly  or  simply  impossible  to  replace  and/or  recharge  batteries, especially in remote and hostile environments. Obviously, to achieve a long life of the  network it is important  to conserve battery  power. Therefore, lifetime optimization is one of the most critical issues in wireless sensor networks. On the other hand we must guarantee  coverage over the area of interest. To fulfill these two objectives, the main idea  is to take advantage of overlapping sensing regions to turn-off redundant sensor nodes  and thus save energy. In this paper, we concentrate  on the area coverage  problem, with the  objective of maximizing the network lifetime by using an optimized multiround scheduling.

-We study the problem of designing an energy-efficient optimization algorithm that divides the sensor nodes in a WSN into multiple cover sets such that the area of interest is monitored as long as possible. Providing multiple cover sets can be used to improve the energy efficiency of WSNs. Therefore, in order to increase the longevity of the WSN and conserve the energy, it can be useful to provide multiple cover sets in one time and schedule them for multiple rounds, so that the battery life of a sensor is not wasted due to the repeated execution of the coverage optimization algorithm, as well as the information exchange and leader election.
+We study the problem of designing an energy-efficient optimization algorithm that divides the sensor nodes in a WSN into multiple cover sets such that the area of interest is monitored as long as possible. Providing multiple cover sets can be used to improve the energy efficiency of WSNs. Therefore, in order to increase the longevity of the WSN and conserve the energy, it can be useful to provide multiple cover sets in one time step and schedule them for multiple rounds, so that the battery life of a sensor is not wasted due to the repeated execution of the presensing phases of MuDiLCO protocol.

 
 

-The MuDiLCO protocol (for Multiround Distributed Lifetime Coverage Optimization protocol) presented in this chapter is an extension of the approach introduced in chapter 4. Simulation results have shown that it was more interesting to divide the area into several subregions, given the computation complexity. Compared to our protocol in chapter 4, in this one we study the possibility of dividing the sensing phase into multiple rounds. In fact, in this chapter we make a multiround optimization while it was a single round optimization in our protocol in chapter 4.
+The MuDiLCO protocol (for Multiround Distributed Lifetime Coverage Optimization protocol) presented in this chapter is an extension of the approach introduced in chapter 4. 
+%Simulation results have shown that it was more interesting to divide the area into several subregions, given the computation complexity. 
+Compared to DiLCO protocol in chapter 4, in this one we study the possibility of dividing the sensing phase into multiple rounds. In fact, in this chapter we make a multiround optimization while it was a single round optimization in our protocol in chapter 4.

 
 
 
 

-The remainder of the chapter continues with section \ref{ch5:sec:02} where a detail of MuDiLCO Protocol is presented. The next section describes the Primary Points based Multiround Coverage Problem formulation  which is used to schedule the activation of sensors in T cover sets. Section \ref{ch5:sec:04} shows the simulation
+The remainder of this chapter continues with section \ref{ch5:sec:02} where a detailed description of MuDiLCO Protocol is given. The next section describes the primary points based multiround coverage problem formulation  which is used to schedule the activation of sensors in multiple cover sets. Section \ref{ch5:sec:04} shows the simulation

 results. The chapter ends with a conclusion and some suggestions for further work.
 
 
  
 
 
 results. The chapter ends with a conclusion and some suggestions for further work.
 
 
  
 
 

-\section{MuDiLCO Protocol Description}
+\section{Description of the MuDiLCO Protocol }

 \label{ch5:sec:02}
 \label{ch5:sec:02}

-\noindent In this section, we introduce the MuDiLCO protocol which is distributed on each subregion in the area of interest. It is based on two energy-efficient
-mechanisms: subdividing the area of interest into several subregions (like cluster architecture) using divide and conquer method, where the sensor nodes cooperate within each subregion as independent group in order to achieve a network leader election; and sensor activity scheduling for maintaining the coverage and prolonging the network lifetime, which are applied periodically. MuDiLCO protocol uses the same assumptions and network model that presented in chapter 4, section \ref{ch4:sec:02:01} and it uses the primary point coverage model which is described in the same chapter, section \ref{ch4:sec:02:02}.
+%\noindent In this section, we introduce the MuDiLCO protocol which is distributed on each subregion in the area of interest. It 
+Like DiLCO, the MuDiLCO protocol is based on two energy-efficient
+mechanisms: subdividing the area of interest into several subregions (like cluster architecture) using divide and conquer method, where the sensor nodes cooperate within each subregion as independent group in order to achieve a network leader election; and sensor activity scheduling for maintaining the coverage and prolonging the network lifetime, which are applied periodically. MuDiLCO uses the same assumptions, primary point coverage and network models, than DiLCO, given in section \ref{ch4:sec:02:01} and \ref{ch4:sec:02:02}, respectively.

 
  
 
  

-\subsection{Background Idea and Algorithm}
-\label{ch5:sec:02:02}
-The area of  interest can be divided using  the divide-and-conquer strategy into
-smaller  areas,  called  subregions,  and  then our MuDiLCO  protocol will be
-implemented in each subregion in a distributed way.
-
-As can be seen  in Figure~\ref{fig2},  our protocol  works in  periods fashion,
-where  each is  divided  into 4  phases: Information~Exchange,  Leader~Election,
-Decision, and Sensing. The information exchange among wireless sensor nodes is described in chapter 4, section \ref{ch4:sec:02:03:01}. The leader election in each subregion is explained in chapter 4, section \ref{ch4:sec:02:03:02}, but the difference in that the elected leader in each subregion is for each period. In decision phase, each WSNL will solve an integer  program to select which  cover sets  will be
-activated in  the following  sensing phase  to cover the  subregion to  which it belongs.  The integer  program will produce $T$ cover sets,  one for each round. The WSNL will send an Active-Sleep  packet to each sensor in the subregion based on the algorithm's results, indicating if the sensor should be active or not in
-each round  of the  sensing phase. Each sensing phase is itself divided into $T$ rounds
-and for each round a set of sensors (a cover set) is responsible for the sensing
-task. Each sensor node in the subregion will
-receive an Active-Sleep packet from WSNL, informing it to stay awake or to go to
-sleep for  each round of the sensing  phase.  Algorithm~\ref{alg:MuDiLCO}, which
-will be  executed by each node  at the beginning  of a period, explains  how the
-Active-Sleep packet is obtained. In this way, a multiround optimization  process is performed  during each
-period  after  Information~Exchange  and  Leader~Election phases,  in  order  to
-produce $T$ cover sets that will take the mission of sensing for $T$ rounds.
+%\subsection{Background Idea and Algorithm}
+%\label{ch5:sec:02:02}
+%The area of  interest can be divided using  the divide-and-conquer strategy into smaller  areas,  called  subregions,  and  then our MuDiLCO  protocol will be implemented in each subregion in a distributed way.
+
+As can be seen in Figure~\ref{fig2},  our protocol  works in  periods fashion, where  each is  divided  into 4  phases: Information~Exchange,  Leader~Election, Decision, and Sensing. 
+%The information exchange among wireless sensor nodes is described in chapter 4, section \ref{ch4:sec:02:03:01}. The leader election in each subregion is explained in chapter 4, section \ref{ch4:sec:02:03:02}, 
+The difference with MuDiLCO in that the elected leader in each subregion is for each period. In decision phase, each leader will solve an integer  program to select which  cover sets  will be activated in  the following  sensing phase  to cover the  subregion to  which it belongs.  The integer  program will produce $T$ cover sets,  one for each round. The leader will send an ActiveSleep  packet to each sensor in the subregion based on the algorithm's results, indicating if the sensor should be active or not in
+each round  of the  sensing phase. Each sensing phase is itself divided into $T$ rounds and for each round a set of sensors (a cover set) is responsible for the sensing task. 
+%Each sensor node in the subregion will receive an ActiveSleep packet from leader, informing it to stay awake or to go to sleep for  each round of the sensing  phase. 
+Algorithm~\ref{alg:MuDiLCO}, which will be  executed by each node at the beginning  of a period, explains  how the ActiveSleep packet is obtained. In this way, a multiround optimization  process is performed  during each
+period  after  Information~Exchange  and  Leader~Election phases,  in  order to produce $T$ cover sets that will take the mission of sensing for $T$ rounds.

 \begin{figure}[ht!]
 \centering \includegraphics[width=160mm]{Figures/ch5/GeneralModel.jpg} % 70mm  Modelgeneral.pdf
 \begin{figure}[ht!]
 \centering \includegraphics[width=160mm]{Figures/ch5/GeneralModel.jpg} % 70mm  Modelgeneral.pdf

-\caption{The MuDiLCO protocol scheme executed on each node}
+\caption{MuDiLCO protocol.}

 \label{fig2}
 \end{figure} 
 
 
 \label{fig2}
 \end{figure} 
 
 

-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 during 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.
+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 during 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  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.
 
 
 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.
 


@@ -86,7 +79,7 @@ The  energy consumption  and some other constraints  can easily  be  taken into
         \emph{$\left\{\left(X_{1,k},\dots,X_{T,k}\right)\right\}_{k \in J}$ =
           Execute Integer Program Algorithm($T,J$)}\;
         \emph{$s_j.status$ = COMMUNICATION}\;
         \emph{$\left\{\left(X_{1,k},\dots,X_{T,k}\right)\right\}_{k \in J}$ =
           Execute Integer Program Algorithm($T,J$)}\;
         \emph{$s_j.status$ = COMMUNICATION}\;

-        \emph{Send $ActiveSleep()$ to each node $k$ in subregion a packet \\
+        \emph{Send $ActiveSleep()$ to each node $k$ in subregion: a packet \\

           with vector of activity scheduling $(X_{1,k},\dots,X_{T,k})$}\;
         \emph{Update $RE_j $}\;
       }          
           with vector of activity scheduling $(X_{1,k},\dots,X_{T,k})$}\;
         \emph{Update $RE_j $}\;
       }          


@@ -113,15 +106,13 @@ The  energy consumption  and some other constraints  can easily  be  taken into
 \label{ch5:sec:03}
 
 
 \label{ch5:sec:03}
 
 

-According to our algorithm~\ref{alg:MuDiLCO}, the integer program is based on the model
-proposed by  \cite{ref156} with some modifications, where  the objective is
-to find  a maximum number of disjoint cover sets. To fulfill this  goal, the
-authors proposed an integer  program which forces undercoverage and overcoverage
-of  targets to  become minimal  at  the same  time.  They  use binary  variables
-$x_{jl}$ to indicate if  sensor $j$ belongs to cover set $l$. In our model, we
-consider binary  variables $X_{t,j}$ to determine the  possibility of activating
+According to Algorithm~\ref{alg:MuDiLCO}, the integer program is based on the model
+proposed by  \cite{ref156} with some modifications, where  the objective of our model is
+to find  a maximum number of non-disjoint cover sets. 
+%To fulfill this  goal, the authors proposed an integer  program which forces undercoverage and overcoverage of  targets to  become minimal  at  the same  time.  They  use binary  variables $x_{jl}$ to indicate if  sensor $j$ belongs to cover set $l$. In our model, 
+We consider binary variables $X_{t,j}$ to determine the  possibility of activating

 sensor $j$ during round $t$ of  a given sensing phase.  We also consider primary
 sensor $j$ during round $t$ of  a given sensing phase.  We also consider primary

-points as targets.  The  set of primary points is denoted by  $P$ and the set of
+points as targets.  The set of primary points is denoted by  $P$ and the set of

 sensors by  $J$. Only sensors  able to  be alive during  at least one  round are
 involved in the integer program.
 
 sensors by  $J$. Only sensors  able to  be alive during  at least one  round are
 involved in the integer program.
 


@@ -237,21 +228,23 @@ large compared to $W_{\theta}$.
 \label{ch5:sec:04:01}
 We conducted  a  series of  simulations  to  evaluate  the efficiency  and  the
 relevance  of our  approach,  using  the  discrete   event  simulator  OMNeT++
 \label{ch5:sec:04:01}
 We conducted  a  series of  simulations  to  evaluate  the efficiency  and  the
 relevance  of our  approach,  using  the  discrete   event  simulator  OMNeT++

-\cite{ref158}. The simulation  parameters are summarized in chapter 4, Table~\ref{tablech4}.  Each experiment  for  a network  is  run over  25~different random topologies and  the results presented hereafter are  the average of these 25 runs.
+\cite{ref158}. We performed the optimization in the same manner than in chapter 4, considering the same energy model. The simulation  parameters are summarized in Table~\ref{tablech4}.  Each experiment for  a network  is  run over  25~different random topologies and  the results presented hereafter are  the average of these 25 runs.

 We  performed  simulations for  five  different  densities  varying from  50  to
 250~nodes deployed  over  a  $50 \times  25~m^2  $  sensing field.  More
 precisely, the  deployment is controlled  at a coarse  scale in order  to ensure
 that  the deployed  nodes can  cover the  sensing field  with the  given sensing
 range.
 
 We  performed  simulations for  five  different  densities  varying from  50  to
 250~nodes deployed  over  a  $50 \times  25~m^2  $  sensing field.  More
 precisely, the  deployment is controlled  at a coarse  scale in order  to ensure
 that  the deployed  nodes can  cover the  sensing field  with the  given sensing
 range.
 

-Our protocol  is declined into four versions: MuDiLCO-1,  MuDiLCO-3, MuDiLCO-5, and  MuDiLCO-7, corresponding  respectively to  $T=1,3,5,7$ ($T$  the  number of rounds in one sensing period).  In  the following, we will make comparisons with two other methods. DESK \cite{DESK} and GAF~\cite{GAF}.
+Our protocol is declined into four versions: MuDiLCO-1,  MuDiLCO-3, MuDiLCO-5, and  MuDiLCO-7, corresponding  respectively to  $T=1,3,5,7$ ($T$  the  number of rounds in one sensing period).  In  the following, we will make comparisons with three other methods. DESK \cite{DESK}, GAF~\cite{GAF}, and DiLCO~\cite{Idrees2}, where MuDiLCO-1 is similar to DiLCO.

 %Some preliminary experiments were performed in chapter 4 to study the choice of the number of subregions  which subdivides  the  sensing field,  considering different  network sizes. They show that as the number of subregions increases, so does the network lifetime. Moreover,  it makes  the MuDiLCO protocol  more robust  against random network  disconnection due  to node  failures.  However,  too  many subdivisions reduce the advantage  of the optimization. In fact, there  is a balance between the  benefit  from the  optimization  and the  execution  time  needed to  solve it. Therefore, 
 %Some preliminary experiments were performed in chapter 4 to study the choice of the number of subregions  which subdivides  the  sensing field,  considering different  network sizes. They show that as the number of subregions increases, so does the network lifetime. Moreover,  it makes  the MuDiLCO protocol  more robust  against random network  disconnection due  to node  failures.  However,  too  many subdivisions reduce the advantage  of the optimization. In fact, there  is a balance between the  benefit  from the  optimization  and the  execution  time  needed to  solve it. Therefore, 

-We set the number of subregions to 16 rather than 32 as explained in chapter 4, section \ref{ch4:sec:04:05}. We use the modeling language and the optimization solver which are mentioned in chapter 4, section \ref{ch4:sec:04:02}. In addition, the energy consumption model is presented in chapter 4, section \ref{ch4:sec:04:03}. 
+We set the number of subregions to 16 rather than 32 as explained in section \ref{ch4:sec:04:05}. 
+We use the modeling language and the optimization solver which are mentioned in section \ref{ch4:sec:04:02}. 
+%In addition, the energy consumption model is presented in chapter 4, section \ref{ch4:sec:04:03}. 

 
 \subsection{Metrics}
 \label{ch5:sec:04:02}
 
 \subsection{Metrics}
 \label{ch5:sec:04:02}

-To evaluate our approach we consider the following performance metrics:
-
+To evaluate our approach we consider the following performance metrics
+\begin{frame}{}

 \begin{enumerate}[i)]
   
 \item {{\bf Coverage Ratio (CR)}:} The coverage ratio can be calculated by:
 \begin{enumerate}[i)]
   
 \item {{\bf Coverage Ratio (CR)}:} The coverage ratio can be calculated by:


@@ -260,9 +253,8 @@ To evaluate our approach we consider the following performance metrics:
 \mbox{CR}(\%) = \frac{\mbox{$n^t$}}{\mbox{$N$}} \times 100,
 \end{equation*}
 where $n^t$ is  the number of covered  grid points by the active  sensors of all
 \mbox{CR}(\%) = \frac{\mbox{$n^t$}}{\mbox{$N$}} \times 100,
 \end{equation*}
 where $n^t$ is  the number of covered  grid points by the active  sensors of all

-subregions during round $t$ in the current sensing phase and $N$ is the total number
-of grid points  in the sensing field of  the network. In our simulations $N = 51
-\times 26 = 1326$ grid points.
+subregions during round $t$ in the current sensing phase.
+% and $N$ is the total number of grid points  in the sensing field of  the network. In our simulations $N = 51 \times 26 = 1326$ grid points.

 
 \item{{\bf Number  of Active Sensors Ratio  (ASR)}:}  The Active Sensors
   Ratio for round t is defined as follows:
 
 \item{{\bf Number  of Active Sensors Ratio  (ASR)}:}  The Active Sensors
   Ratio for round t is defined as follows:


@@ -271,43 +263,32 @@ of grid points  in the sensing field of  the network. In our simulations $N = 51
   \mbox{$A_r^t$}}{\mbox{$|J|$}} \times 100,
 \end{equation*}
 where $A_r^t$ is the number of  active sensors in the subregion $r$ during round
   \mbox{$A_r^t$}}{\mbox{$|J|$}} \times 100,
 \end{equation*}
 where $A_r^t$ is the number of  active sensors in the subregion $r$ during round

-$t$ in the  current sensing phase, $|J|$  is the total number of  sensors in the
-network, and $R$ is the total number of subregions in the network.
-
-\item {{\bf Network Lifetime}:} Described in chapter 4, section \ref{ch4:sec:04:04}.
+$t$ in the  current sensing phase.
+%, $|J|$  is the total number of  sensors in the network, and $R$ is the total number of subregions in the network.

 
 

-\item {{\bf  Energy Consumption  (EC)}:} the average energy consumption  can be
-  seen as the total energy consumed by the sensors during the $Lifetime_{95}$ or
-  $Lifetime_{50}$  divided  by the  number  of rounds.  EC  can  be computed  as
-  follows:
+\item {{\bf  Energy Consumption  (EC)}:}  EC  can  be computed  as follows:

 
 

- % New version with global loops on period

   \begin{equation*}
     \scriptsize
     \mbox{EC} = \frac{\sum\limits_{m=1}^{M} \left[ \left( E^{\mbox{com}}_m+E^{\mbox{list}}_m+E^{\mbox{comp}}_m \right) +\sum\limits_{t=1}^{T} \left( E^{a}_t+E^{s}_t \right) \right]}{\sum\limits_{m=1}^{M} T},
   \end{equation*}
 
   \begin{equation*}
     \scriptsize
     \mbox{EC} = \frac{\sum\limits_{m=1}^{M} \left[ \left( E^{\mbox{com}}_m+E^{\mbox{list}}_m+E^{\mbox{comp}}_m \right) +\sum\limits_{t=1}^{T} \left( E^{a}_t+E^{s}_t \right) \right]}{\sum\limits_{m=1}^{M} T},
   \end{equation*}
 

+The energy factors of above equation are described in section \ref{ch4:sec:04:04}. $E^a_t$ and $E^s_t$
+indicate the energy consumed by the whole network in round $t$ of the sensing phase.

 
 

-where  $M$ is  the number  of periods  and  $T$ the  number of rounds in  a
-period~$m$, both  during $Lifetime_{95}$  or $Lifetime_{50}$. The total energy
-consumed by the  sensors (EC) comes through taking  into consideration four main
-energy  factors.   The  first  one  ,  denoted  $E^{\scriptsize  \mbox{com}}_m$,
-represents  the  energy   consumption  spent  by  all  the   nodes  for  wireless
-communications  during period  $m$.  $E^{\scriptsize  \mbox{list}}_m$,  the next
-factor, corresponds  to the energy consumed  by the sensors  in LISTENING status
-before  receiving   the  decision  to  go   active  or  sleep   in  period  $m$.
-$E^{\scriptsize \mbox{comp}}_m$  refers to the  energy needed by all  the leader
-nodes to solve the integer program during a period. Finally, $E^a_t$ and $E^s_t$
-indicate the energy consumed by the whole network in round $t$.
+%where  $M$ is  the number  of periods  and  $T$ the  number of rounds in  a period~$m$, both  during $Lifetime_{95}$  or $Lifetime_{50}$. The total energy consumed by the  sensors (EC) comes through taking  into consideration four main energy  factors.   
+%The  first  one  ,  denoted  $E^{\scriptsize  \mbox{com}}_m$, represents  the  energy   consumption  spent  by  all  the   nodes  for  wireless communications  during period  $m$.  $E^{\scriptsize  \mbox{list}}_m$,  the next factor, corresponds  to the energy consumed  by the sensors  in LISTENING status before  receiving   the  decision  to  go   active  or  sleep   in  period  $m$. $E^{\scriptsize \mbox{comp}}_m$  refers to the  energy needed by all  the leader nodes to solve the integer program during a period. Finally, $E^a_t$ and $E^s_t$ indicate the energy consumed by the whole network in round $t$.

 
 

-
-\item {{\bf Execution Time}:} Described in chapter 4, section \ref{ch4:sec:04:04}.
-  
-\item {{\bf Stopped simulation runs}:} Described in chapter 4, section \ref{ch4:sec:04:04}.
+ %$\right\}$
+ 
+\item {{\bf Execution Time}:} 
+\item {{\bf Stopped simulation runs}:} \makebox(0,0){\put(0,2.2\normalbaselineskip){%
+               $\left.\rule{0pt}{2.3\normalbaselineskip}\right\}$ Described in section \ref{ch4:sec:04:04}.}}
+\item {{\bf Network Lifetime}:} 

 
 \end{enumerate}
 
 
 \end{enumerate}
 

-
+\end{frame}

 
 \subsection{Results Analysis and Comparison }
 \label{ch5:sec:04:02}
 
 \subsection{Results Analysis and Comparison }
 \label{ch5:sec:04:02}


@@ -351,8 +332,8 @@ minimize    the    communication    overhead    and   maximize    the    network
 lifetime. Figure~\ref{fig4}  presents the active  sensor ratio for  150 deployed
 nodes all along the network lifetime. It appears that up to round thirteen, DESK
 and GAF have  respectively 37.6\% and 44.8\% of nodes  in active mode, whereas
 lifetime. Figure~\ref{fig4}  presents the active  sensor ratio for  150 deployed
 nodes all along the network lifetime. It appears that up to round thirteen, DESK
 and GAF have  respectively 37.6\% and 44.8\% of nodes  in active mode, whereas

-MuDiLCO clearly  outperforms them  with only 24.8\%  of active nodes.  After the
-thirty-fifth round, MuDiLCO exhibits larger numbers of active nodes, which agrees
+MuDiLCO clearly  outperforms them  with only 23.7\%  of active nodes.  After the
+thirty-sixth round, MuDiLCO exhibits larger numbers of active nodes, which agrees

 with  the  dual  observation  of  higher  level  of  coverage  made  previously.
 Obviously, in  that case, DESK and GAF have fewer active nodes since they have activated many nodes  in the beginning. Anyway, MuDiLCO  activates the available nodes in a more efficient manner.
 
 with  the  dual  observation  of  higher  level  of  coverage  made  previously.
 Obviously, in  that case, DESK and GAF have fewer active nodes since they have activated many nodes  in the beginning. Anyway, MuDiLCO  activates the available nodes in a more efficient manner.
 


@@ -412,7 +393,7 @@ network sizes, for $Lifetime_{95}$ and $Lifetime_{50}$.
 
 
 The  results  show  that  MuDiLCO  is  the  most  competitive  from  the  energy consumption point of view.  The  other approaches have a high energy consumption due  to activating a  larger number  of redundant  nodes, as  well as  the energy consumed during  the different  status of the  sensor node. Among  the different versions of our protocol, the MuDiLCO-7  one consumes more energy than the other versions. This is  easy to understand since the bigger the  number of rounds and
 
 
 The  results  show  that  MuDiLCO  is  the  most  competitive  from  the  energy consumption point of view.  The  other approaches have a high energy consumption due  to activating a  larger number  of redundant  nodes, as  well as  the energy consumed during  the different  status of the  sensor node. Among  the different versions of our protocol, the MuDiLCO-7  one consumes more energy than the other versions. This is  easy to understand since the bigger the  number of rounds and

-the number of  sensors involved in the integer program is, the larger the time computation to solve the optimization problem is. To improve the performances of MuDiLCO-7, we  should increase the  number of subregions  in order to  have fewer sensors to consider in the integer program.
+the number of  sensors involved in the integer program, the larger the time computation to solve the optimization problem. To improve the performances of MuDiLCO-7, we  should increase the  number of subregions  in order to  have fewer sensors to consider in the integer program.

 
 
 
 
 
 


@@ -426,7 +407,7 @@ seconds (needed to solve optimization problem) for different values of $T$. The
 
 %The original execution time  is computed on a laptop  DELL with Intel Core~i3~2370~M (2.4 GHz)  processor (2  cores) and the  MIPS (Million Instructions  Per Second) rate equal to 35330. To be consistent  with the use of a sensor node with Atmels AVR ATmega103L  microcontroller (6 MHz) and  a MIPS rate  equal to 6 to  run the optimization   resolution,   this  time   is   multiplied   by  2944.2   $\left( \frac{35330}{2} \times  \frac{1}{6} \right)$ and  reported on Figure~\ref{fig77} for different network sizes.
 
 
 %The original execution time  is computed on a laptop  DELL with Intel Core~i3~2370~M (2.4 GHz)  processor (2  cores) and the  MIPS (Million Instructions  Per Second) rate equal to 35330. To be consistent  with the use of a sensor node with Atmels AVR ATmega103L  microcontroller (6 MHz) and  a MIPS rate  equal to 6 to  run the optimization   resolution,   this  time   is   multiplied   by  2944.2   $\left( \frac{35330}{2} \times  \frac{1}{6} \right)$ and  reported on Figure~\ref{fig77} for different network sizes.
 

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+\begin{figure}[h!]

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 \caption{Execution Time (in seconds)}
 \centering
 \includegraphics[scale=0.8]{Figures/ch5/R1/T.pdf}  
 \caption{Execution Time (in seconds)}


@@ -448,7 +429,7 @@ This  point was  already noticed  in \ref{subsec:EC} devoted  to the
 energy consumption,  since network lifetime and energy  consumption are directly linked.
 
 
 energy consumption,  since network lifetime and energy  consumption are directly linked.
 
 

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@@ -469,12 +450,10 @@ energy consumption,  since network lifetime and energy  consumption are directly
 \section{Conclusion}
 \label{ch5:sec:05}
 
 \section{Conclusion}
 \label{ch5:sec:05}
 

-We have addressed  the problem of the coverage and of the lifetime optimization in wireless  sensor networks.  This is  a key  issue as  sensor nodes  have limited resources in terms of memory, energy, and computational power. To cope with this problem,  the field  of sensing  is divided  into smaller  subregions  using the concept  of divide-and-conquer  method, and  then  we propose  a protocol  which optimizes coverage  and lifetime performances in each  subregion.  Our protocol,
-called MuDiLCO (Multiround  Distributed Lifetime Coverage Optimization) combines two  efficient   techniques:  network   leader  election  and   sensor  activity scheduling.
-
-The activity  scheduling in each subregion  works in periods,  where each period consists of four  phases: (i) Information Exchange, (ii)  Leader Election, (iii) Decision Phase to plan the activity  of the sensors over $T$ rounds, (iv) Sensing Phase itself divided into T rounds.
+We have addressed  the problem of the coverage and of the lifetime optimization in wireless  sensor networks.  This is a key  issue as  sensor nodes  have limited resources in terms of memory, energy, and computational power. To cope with this problem,  the field  of sensing  is divided  into smaller subregions  using the concept of divide-and-conquer method, and  then  we propose  a protocol  which optimizes coverage  and lifetime performances in each  subregion.  Our protocol,
+called MuDiLCO (Multiround  Distributed Lifetime Coverage Optimization) combines two  efficient   techniques:  network   leader  election  and   sensor  activity scheduling. The activity  scheduling in each subregion  works in periods,  where each period consists of four  phases: (i) Information Exchange, (ii)  Leader Election, (iii) Decision Phase to plan the activity  of the sensors over $T$ rounds, (iv) Sensing Phase itself divided into T rounds.

 
 

-Simulations  results show the  relevance of  the proposed  protocol in  terms of lifetime, coverage  ratio, active  sensors ratio, energy  consumption, execution time. Indeed,  when dealing with  large wireless sensor networks,  a distributed approach, like  the one we  propose, allows to  reduce the difficulty of  a single global optimization problem by partitioning it into many smaller problems, one per subregion, that can be solved  more easily. Nevertheless, results also show that it is not possible to plan the activity of sensors over too many rounds because the resulting optimization problem leads to too high-resolution times and thus to an excessive energy consumption. 
+Simulations  results show the  relevance of the proposed  protocol in  terms of lifetime, coverage  ratio, active  sensors ratio, energy  consumption, execution time. Indeed,  when dealing with  large wireless sensor networks,  a distributed approach, like  the one we  propose, allows to reduce the difficulty of  a single global optimization problem by partitioning it into many smaller problems, one per subregion, that can be solved  more easily. Nevertheless, results also show that it is not possible to plan the activity of sensors over too many rounds because the resulting optimization problem leads to too high-resolution times and thus to an excessive energy consumption.