Analysis and improvement of TCP performance in mobile ad hoc networks

Author

Wang, Yumei ; Yu, Ke ; Liu, Yu ; Huimin Zhang

Author_Institution

Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., China

Volume

2

fYear

2003

Firstpage

1301

Abstract

An improved selective acknowledge algorithm is proposed to replace cumulative acknowledge algorithm to solve the "gap" problem in TCP receiver\´s window caused by high packet loss rate and link re-establishment of mobile ad hoc networks. TCP throughput performance of different TCP variants are compared and analyzed in details by simulations both under static chain topology and under dynamic network topology of mobile ad hoc networks. Simulations also show that the improved algorithm can improve TCP performance in mobile ad hoc networks considerably and leave more reservation space of TCP option for future use.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; mobile radio; network topology; transport protocols; TCP performance; TCP variant; cumulative acknowledge algorithm; dynamic network topology; gap problem; high packet loss rate; mobile ad hoc network; selective acknowledge algorithm; static chain topology; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Intelligent networks; Mobile ad hoc networks; Network topology; Performance analysis; Propagation losses; Spread spectrum communication; Telecommunication network topology; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communication Technology Proceedings, 2003. ICCT 2003. International Conference on

Print_ISBN

7-5635-0686-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCT.2003.1209769

Filename

1209769