Abstract

In this paper, we have implemented cluster based novel multihop stable election protocol extended (MSEP-E) which does multihop communication between CHs and sensor nodes towards the sink. The sensor nodes and CHs which are nearer to sink send data directly to the sink while the nodes which are farther from the sink send data to its nearest hop towards the sink. Multihop communication is often required when communication range of sensor nodes is limited or number of sensor nodes is very large in the network. Evaluation and comparison reveals that MSEP-E protocol utilizes less power and attain greater network lifetime compared to stable election protocol extended (SEP-E).