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Table 1 Messages definition

From: An energy-efficient sleep scheduling mechanism with similarity measure for wireless sensor networks

Message

Description

comp_MSG

Contains the candidate CH ID and residual energy

temp_CH_msg

Contains neighbor candidate CH information

sus_MSG

Nodes succeeding to be elected as CH send this message

quit_MSG

Nodes failing to be elected as CH send this message

join_ MSG

Member nodes search for the closest CH to ask for joining

TDMA_msg

CHs allocate time intervals to member nodes and form a scheduling arrangement

mornitor_MSG

Packages include CH identity, sequence and sampled data

mornitor_MSG_ACK

Acknowledgement for mornitor_MSG

attention_MSG

Attention message to member nodes

sched_MSG

Notify the nodes being scheduled to dormant state in the next round

sched_MSG_ACK

Acknowledgement for sched_MSG