Title :
An analytical framework for path reliabilities in 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 collection of mobile nodes connected through multi-hop wireless links without the required intervention of any centralized access point or existing infrastructure. In this work, we have developed an analytical framework for computing the reliabilities of multi-hop paths. We have also investigated the effect of multi-path characteristics on path reliabilities. Among the main parameters considered here are, average link clustering, number of multiple paths, path complexity factor, and hop difference factor. Our approach is unified and general in the sense that it is able to incorporate single as well a multiple paths between a given source and destination pair.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; mobile radio; routing protocols; telecommunication network reliability; analytical framework; average link clustering; hop difference factor; mobile ad hoc networks; multihop paths; multihop wireless links; multipath characteristics; multiple path number; path complexity factor; path reliabilities; routing protocols; Ad hoc networks; Base stations; Frequency; Intelligent networks; Mobile ad hoc networks; Mobile communication; Routing protocols; Spine; Spread spectrum communication; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Computers and Communication, 2003. (ISCC 2003). Proceedings. Eighth IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1961-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISCC.2003.1214102