Ant-colony optimization based on cluster routing protocol of Ad Hoc

Ad Hoc networks, CBRP clustering routing protocol through the network sub-clusters to enhance the network scalability, reducing routing control overhead, but its clustering algorithm uses the smallest ID algorithm, resulting in excessive energy consumption of cluster head nodes, reduces the network lifetime. This paper presents a clustering based on ant colony optimization algorithm CAACO, optimal selection cluster using the cluster head and cluster head rotation mechanism, improve the stability and robustness of the network, thereby reducing the burden of cluster head nodes to alleviate the node energy consumption excessive problems, extending the network lifetime. The simulation results confirm that its performance is better than CBRP and MCBRP.