Table 1 Symbols and descriptions

d_s,i

Signal system strength between source node S and current node i

G_i

ith node in the graph

TR _i

Trust rate

E_s,i

Energy consumption between source node S and node I

M_i

Mobility model of ith node

Ei_s,SN

Overall energy between source node S and node I

Pi_m,n, Pr_m,n, Pt_m,n

Power consumption level during idle, reply and transmission stages

Ti_m,n, Tr_m,n, Tt_m,n

Time required for idle, reply and transmission stages