Group communications in mobile ad hoc networks

Author

Mohapatra, Prasant ; Gui, Chao ; Li, Jian

Author_Institution

California Univ., Davis, CA, USA

Volume

37

Issue

2

fYear

2004

fDate

2/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

52

Lastpage

59

Abstract

Efficient support of group communications is critical for most ad hoc network applications. However, manet group communications issues differ from those in wired environments because the wireless communications medium has variable and unpredictable characteristics, and the signal strength and propagation fluctuate with respect to time and environment. We provide an overview of group communications issues such as protocol design, state maintenance, and performance. We also discuss representative protocols and examine related issues such as reliability, power conservation, quality of service, security, and areas requiring additional research.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; mobile computing; protocols; quality of service; telecommunication security; ad hoc network applications; manet group communications; protocol design; quality of service; representative protocols; signal strength; wired environments; wireless communications medium; Ad hoc networks; Bandwidth; Communication system traffic control; Intelligent networks; Mobile ad hoc networks; Mobile communication; Multicast protocols; Network topology; Routing; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MC.2004.1266296

Filename

1266296