Signal stability-based adaptive routing (SSA) for ad hoc mobile networks

Author

Dube, Rohit ; Rais, Cynthia D. ; Wang, Kuang-Yeh ; Tripathi, Satish K.

Author_Institution

Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA

Volume

4

Issue

1

fYear

1997

fDate

2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

36

Lastpage

45

Abstract

Ad hoc networks have no spatial hierarchy and suffer from frequent link failures which prevent mobile hosts from using traditional routing schemes. Under these conditions, mobile hosts must find routes to destinations without the use of designated routers and also must dynamically adapt the routes to the current link conditions. This article proposes a distributed adaptive routing protocol for finding and maintaining stable routes based on signal strength and location stability in an ad hoc network and presents an architecture for its implementation. Interoperability with mobile IP (Internet protocol) is discussed

Keywords

Internet; adaptive systems; data communication; land mobile radio; open systems; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; SSA; ad hoc mobile networks; architecture; distributed adaptive routing protocol; link failure; location stability; signal stability-based adaptive routing; signal strength; stable routes; Ad hoc networks; Broadcasting; Computer networks; Costs; Mobile computing; Network topology; Portable computers; Roaming; Routing protocols; Stability;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Personal Communications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9916

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/98.575990

Filename

575990