Title :
An Analytical Framework for The Charaterization of Link Dynamics in MANETs Invited Paper
Author :
Wu, Xiaojie ; Sadjadpour, H.R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., California Univ., Santa Cruz, CA
Abstract :
We present an analytical framework and statistical models to accurately characterize the lifetime of a wireless link in a mobile ad hoc network (MANET). We show that the lifetime of a link can be computed through a two-state Markov model and that the analytical solution follows closely the results obtained through discrete event simulations. The proposed framework has widespread application in the modeling of medium access control protocols, routing protocols, clustering, and the optimization of MANETs
Keywords :
Markov processes; ad hoc networks; discrete event simulation; mobile radio; radio links; MANET; clustering; discrete event simulation; lifetime characterization; medium access control protocols; mobile ad hoc network; optimization; routing protocols; statistical model; two-state Markov model; wireless link dynamics; Access protocols; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Clustering algorithms; Computational modeling; Discrete event simulation; Media Access Protocol; Mobile ad hoc networks; Network topology; Routing protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2006. MILCOM 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0617-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0618-8
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2006.302172
