MHTSECE: Multi-hops transmission and surplus energy cluster-heads election protocol for wireless sensor networks

Nodes in wireless sensor network have limited battery power. In order to gain longer lifetime, this paper proposes a new energy efficient routing protocol by enhancing cluster election and transmission method. In this improvement, we elect clusters by using the nodes’ surplus energy. Then, the message in clusters can be delivered by multi-hop. Simulation shows that the scheme is better than the other protocol cluster-based.