Title :
Backbone formation in MANETs via the leader-follower consensus: Overview
Author :
Ruble, Z. ; Stefanovic, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
Abstract :
An overview of a theoretical study of distributed coordination between nodes in a Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) is presented with preliminary simulation observations. The main focus is placed on using an average consensus control law and its stability guarantees. First a linear control law is discussed, based on the Laplacian matrix of the underlying graph depicting the topology of a network of agents. Placing a weight to the control law has a role in preserving `connectedness´, in that when the nodes approach the maximum communication distance the link is not lost.
Keywords :
Laplace equations; mobile ad hoc networks; stability; telecommunication congestion control; telecommunication network topology; Laplacian matrix; MANET; agent network topology; average consensus control law; backbone formation; distributed coordination; graph; leader-follower consensus; linear control law; maximum communication distance; mobile ad hoc network; simulation observation; stability; Ad hoc networks; Delay; Laplace equations; Lead; Mobile computing; Network topology; Topology; MANETs; backbone formation; distributed control;
Conference_Titel :
Control and Decision Conference (CCDC), 2011 Chinese
Conference_Location :
Mianyang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8737-0
DOI :
10.1109/CCDC.2011.5968449
