A Novel Hybridized Cluster-Based Geographical Opportunistic Routing Protocol for Effective Data Routing in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks

Table 2

Performance metrics comparison of the proposed model over existing methods.

Performance metrics	Clustered DVGOR (proposed)	DVGOR	CSSP	EIIZR
Network lifetime (rounds)	79%	54%	63%	59%
AEC (J)	20 nJ	56 nJ	76 nJ	82 nJ
Network consistency	79	54	63	59
PDR (%)	85	63	59	50