Algorithms for energy-efficient multicasting in ad hoc wireless networks

Author

Wieselthier, Jeffrey E. ; Nguyen, Gam D. ; Ephremides, Anthony

Author_Institution

Div. of Inf. Technol., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1414

Abstract

We address the problem of multicasting in military ad hoc networks from the viewpoint of energy efficiency. We discuss the impact of the wireless medium on the multicasting problem and the fundamental trade-offs that arise, and we propose and evaluate several algorithms for defining multicast trees when transceiver resources are limited. The algorithms select the relay nodes and their transmission power levels, and provide different degrees of scalability and performance. We show that the incorporation of energy considerations into multicast algorithms can improve performance

Keywords

circuit switching; military communication; multicast communication; radio networks; telecommunication congestion control; transceivers; ad hoc wireless networks; admission control; circuit-switched sessions; energy-efficient multicasting; military ad hoc networks; multicast algorithms; multicast trees; multicasting problem; performance; relay nodes; scalability; transceiver resources; transmission power levels; wireless medium; Energy efficiency; Information technology; Intelligent networks; Laboratories; Multicast algorithms; Multicast protocols; Relays; Scalability; Transceivers; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference Proceedings, 1999. MILCOM 1999. IEEE

Conference_Location

Atlantic City, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5538-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1999.821436

Filename

821436