Symbol

Description

ERemaining

Energy currently available in the node

EInitial

Initial energy of the node

ETransmission

Energy needed by the node for transmission

EReceiving

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}

ET

Edges in the tree

PPj

For all j in V [potential parent]

PCi

For all i in V [potential child]

RIT

Receiver Initiated Transmission

NAV

Network Allocation Vector

CTS

Clear To Send

ACK

Acknowledge