Title :
Weight-based clustering multicast routing protocol for mobile ad hoc networks
Author :
Huang, Chun-Chieh ; Chang, Ruay-Shiung ; Guo, Ming-Huang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Eng., Nat. Dong-Hwa Univ., Hualien, Taiwan
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose a new multicast routing protocol, named weight-based clustering multicast protocol (WCMP), for mobile ad hoc networks. The goal of this work is to improve multicasting performance in ad hoc networks by efficient use of the available knowledge of the networks.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; mobile communication; multicast protocols; packet radio networks; routing protocols; statistical analysis; WCMP; mobile ad hoc network; multicasting performance; routing protocol; weight-based clustering multicast protocol; Ad hoc networks; Computer science; Electronic mail; IP networks; Information management; Mobile ad hoc networks; Multicast protocols; Network topology; Packet switching; Routing protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking, 2003. WCNC 2003. 2003 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7700-1
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.2003.1200527
