Accepted Manuscript Improving Network Lifetime and Reliability for Machine Type Communications based on LOADng Routing Protocol Deepthi Sasidharan, Lillykutty Jacob PII: S1570-8705(18)30042-8 DOI: 10.1016/j.adhoc.2018.02.007 Reference: ADHOC 1641 To appear in: Ad Hoc Networks Received date: 11 September 2017 Revised date: 27 December 2017 Accepted date: 14 February 2018 Please cite this article as: Deepthi Sasidharan, Lillykutty Jacob, Improving Network Lifetime and Relia- bility for Machine Type Communications based on LOADng Routing Protocol, Ad Hoc Networks (2018), doi: 10.1016/j.adhoc.2018.02.007 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.