Performance analysis of the B.A.T.M.A.N. wireless ad-hoc network routing protocol with mobility and directional antennas

Author

Britton, Matthew ; Coyle, Andrew

Author_Institution

Centre for Defence Commun. & Inf. Networking, Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

fYear

2011

fDate

8-10 Nov. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

In this paper we show how the network routing protocol B.A.T.M.A.N. can be augmented by a simple hysteresis mechanism called Batrytis in order to provide a more stable routing table with no decrease in performance. This leads to an improved operating environment for various networked applications. We conduct various indoor and outdoor experiments showing the operation of Batrytis. We also demonstrate its operation with directional antennas and pose various improvements both at the network and MAC layer.

Keywords

access protocols; directive antennas; mobile ad hoc networks; mobile antennas; mobility management (mobile radio); routing protocols; B.A.T.M.A.N. wireless ad-hoc network routing protocol; Batrytis hysteresis mechanism; better approach to mobile ad-hoc networking protocol; directional antennas; network layer; routing table; Ad hoc networks; Directional antennas; Hysteresis; Routing; Routing protocols; Streaming media; B.A.T.M.A.N. routing protocol; IEEE 802.11b; MANET; ad hoc networks; directional antennas; routing protocols; wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications and Information Systems Conference (MilCIS), 2011

Conference_Location

Canberra, ACT

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5727-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MilCIS.2011.6470393

Filename

6470393