The (k,l) Coredian Tree for Ad Hoc Networks

In this paper, we present new efficient strategy for constructing a wireless tree network containing n nodes of diameter Delta while satisfying the QoS requirements such as bandwidth and delay. Given a tree network T, a coredian path is a path in T that minimizes the centdian function, ak-coredian tree is a subtree of T with k leaves that minimizes the centdian function, and a (k, l)-coredian tree is a subtree of T with k leaves and diameter l at most thatminimizes the centdian function. The (k, l)-coredian tree can serve as a backbone for a network, where intermediate nodes belong to the backbone and the leaves serve as the heads of the clusters covering the rest of the network. We show that a coredian path can be constructed at O(Delta)time with O(n) messages and a k-coredian tree can be constructed at O(kDelta) time with O(kn) messages. While a(k, l)-coredian tree can be constructed at O(n²) time with O(n²) messages. A simulation is presented for various values of n and k.