Title :
Topology control in heterogeneous mobile ad hoc networks
Author :
Abbas, Ash Mohammad ; Jain, Bijendra Nath
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., New Delhi, India
Abstract :
An ad hoc network is a cooperative engagement of a collection of mobile nodes without the required intervention of any centralized access point or existing infrastructure. Topology control is needed in ad hoc networks to conserve energy and maximize network lifetime while maintaining network connectivity. We propose a topology control protocol based on leader election and density based clustering. We also discuss the alone-soldier-node problem.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; energy conservation; mobile radio; optimisation; protocols; telecommunication network topology; access point; alone-soldier-node problem; density based clustering; energy conservation; heterogeneous mobile ad hoc networks; leader election; mobile nodes; network connectivity; network lifetime maximization; topology control protocol; Ad hoc networks; Base stations; Intelligent networks; Mobile ad hoc networks; Network topology; Nominations and elections; Protocols; Spine; Spread spectrum communication; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Personal Wireless Communications, 2005. ICPWC 2005. 2005 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8964-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICPWC.2005.1431299
