What is Network Lifetime

1. Generally defined as the time during which the network is operational. In other
words the lifetime of network is defined as the operational time of the network
during which it is able to perform the dedicated task(s). Learn more in: Routing
Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks

2. Time until the first sensor node or group of sensor nodes in the network runs
out of energy. Learn more in: Genetic Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks

3. This is defined as the maximum duration of time during which deployed sensors
have the capability of monitoring the phenomena of interest. Learn more in:
Performance Evaluation of Quality of Service in IEEE 802.15.4-Based Wireless Sensor
Networks

4. It is the amount of time that a Wireless Sensor Network would be fully

operative. One of the most used definitions of network lifetime is the time at
which the first network node runs out of energy to send a packet, because to lose a
node could mean that the network could lose some functionalities. But, is also
possible to use a different definition, in which some nodes could die or run out of
battery power, whenever other network nodes could be used to capture desired
information or to route information messages to their destination. Learn more in:
QoS: Requirements, Design Features, and Challenges on Wireless Sensor Networks

5. The time (number of rounds) of network disconnection due to the failure of one
or more sensor nodes. Learn more in: Graph Intersection-Based Benchmarking
Algorithm for Maximum Stability Data Gathering Trees in Wireless Mobile Sensor
Networks

6. This metric, commonly used in the WSN literature, is intended to reflect the
time span from the networks initial deployment to the first loss of coverage. As
such, network lifetime can alternatively be defined as the time until the first
node dies. The easiest to capture indicator of this metric is the maximum per-node
load, where a nodes load corresponds to the number of packets sent from or routed
through the given node. Clearly, the network setup that minimizes the maximum node
load is the one that will ensure the maximum network lifetime. Learn more in: Sink
Mobility in Wireless Sensor Networks: From Theory to Practice