A fuzzy balancing load system to improve hybrid ad hoc networks

In this paper, we propose the use of an expert system in order to improve a load balancing mechanism in a hybrid multihop network. The use of Fuzzy Logic is particularly appropriate in this type of networks because of the uncertainty associated with the movement of mobile nodes. In our proposal, mobile nodes select routes to the Internet based on a knowledge-based system. The expert system uses a set of parameters to choose the best path to the Internet so that the links are not saturated, allowing a load balancing between them. Preliminary results show that the proposed algorithm improves the performance of other load balancing mechanisms in terms of network latency and packet loss.