Title :
On the connectivity of wireless multihop networks with homogeneous and inhomogeneous range assignment
Author :
Bettstetter, Christian
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Commun. Networks, Technische Univ. Munchen (TUM), Munich, Germany
Abstract :
This paper investigates the connectivity of wireless multihop networks with uniformly randomly distributed nodes. We analyze the required transmission range that creates, for a given node density, an almost surely k-connected topology. Besides scenarios in which each node has the same range, we discuss inhomogeneous range assignments. Our results are of practical value for the task of setting parameters in network-level simulations of ad hoc networks and in the design of wireless sensor networks.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; network topology; probability; random processes; ad hoc networks; homogeneous range assignment; inhomogeneous range assignment; k-connected topology; network node density; network-level simulations; probability; transmission range; uniformly randomly distributed nodes; wireless multihop networks connectivity; wireless sensor network design; Ad hoc networks; Base stations; Cellular networks; Communication networks; Mobile ad hoc networks; Network topology; Spread spectrum communication; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 2002. Proceedings. VTC 2002-Fall. 2002 IEEE 56th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7467-3
DOI :
10.1109/VETECF.2002.1040507
