A Novel QoS Framework for Medium-Sized MANETs Supporting Multipath Routing Protocols

Multipath routing protocols have proved to be able to enhance the performance of MANET in terms of reliability, load balancing, multimedia streaming, security, etc. However, deploying a QoS framework on top of such routing protocols is a complex task, requiring an appropriate QoS strategy to be developed and deployed. In this paper we propose such a strategy, validating it through simulation. The results achieved show that the proposed QoS framework can perfectly coexist with multipath routing protocols, achieving significant improvements on the overall network performance, especially from the point of view of demanding applications.