Title :
Avoiding route breakage in ad hoc networks using link prediction
Author :
Weiss, Erik ; Kurowski, Kamil ; Hischke, Sven ; Xu, Bangnan
Author_Institution :
Commun. Networks, Aachen Technol. Univ., Germany
Abstract :
This paper presents a new concept to improve ad hoc routing protocols exploiting IEEE 802.11a link adaptation information. The IEEE 802.11a link adaptation information is used to predict the link stability and link lifetime. After introducing he IEEE 802.11a MAC layer information and its transmission nodes, the paper reviews some insights of the IEEE 802.11a link adaptation behaviour. Based on the link layer information, new route maintenance protocols ERRA (early route rearrangement) and ERU (early route update) are proposed to improve the active route maintenance in ad hoc networks.
Keywords :
Internet; access protocols; ad hoc networks; radio links; routing protocols; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11a; Internet; MAC layer information; WLAN; ad hoc networks; ad hoc routing protocols; early route rearrangement; early route update; link adaptation; link prediction; link stability; medium access control; route breakage avoidance; route maintenance protocols; wireless local area network; Access protocols; Ad hoc networks; Communication networks; Delay; Intelligent networks; Internet; Network topology; Routing protocols; Stability; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Computers and Communication, 2003. (ISCC 2003). Proceedings. Eighth IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1961-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISCC.2003.1214101
