Table 7 Performance comparison.

From: Hybrid optimization for efficient 6G IoT traffic management and multi-routing strategy

Metric

Traditional method

QCA method

QCA + MoM method

DRL method

QGA-ACO method

Deployment coverage (%)

75

85

90

92

95

Average communication delay (ms)

35

25

20

18

15

Energy consumption per node (J)

1.5

1.2

1.1

1

0.9

Cluster stability index

0.85

0.9

0.93

0.95

0.97

CH selection efficiency (%)

80

85

88

92

95

Routing path length (m)

150

130

120

115

110

Routing energy consumption (J)

2

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

Data accuracy (%)

80

85

88

90

92

Network lifetime (months)

12

14

16

18

20

Adaptability to mobility (%)

70

80

85

90

95