Symbol

Description

E_Remaining

Energy currently available in the node

E_Initial

Initial energy of the node

E_Transmission

Energy needed by the node for transmission

E_Receiving

Energy needs by the node for receiving packet

PLr

Packet Loss Rate of the Node

T

Source node part of the tree

T’

V/{source node not part of tree}

E_T

Edges in the tree

PP_j

For all j in V [potential parent]

PC_i

For all i in V [potential child]

RIT

Receiver Initiated Transmission

NAV

Network Allocation Vector

CTS

Clear To Send

ACK

Acknowledge