| Protocol | Application Filed |
| Flooding | Low expansion, reliable transmission, more nodes, rapid diffusion information |
| Gossiping | Low scalability, high latency |
| TEEN | It can detect the environment in real time, and is not suitable for the periodic acquisition system |
| SPIN | Moderate scalability, more nodes, unsuitable to topology containing central node |
| DD | Fewer nodes, Large storage capacity, persistent query |
| LEACH | Used in small sensor networks, arranged in a cluster |