Title :
ABAM: on-demand associativity-based multicast routing for ad hoc mobile networks
Author :
Toh, C.K. ; Guichal, Guillermo ; Bunchua, Santithorn
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Multicast has emerged as a very desirable feature in communication networks. With multicast, data can be distributed to multiple recipients in an efficient and economical manner. We present a performance evaluation of a novel multicast routing strategy for a mobile ad hoc network environment, which is characterized by a highly-dynamic topology with constrained bandwidth and limited power. The associativity-based ad hoc multicast (ABAM) protocol establishes multicast session on demand and utilizes an association stability concept, which is introduced in the ABR protocol for mobile ad hoc unicast routing. The performance of ABAM is simulated and compared with a flooding-based multicast routing protocol. The results show impressive throughput and very low communication overhead
Keywords :
data communication; land mobile radio; multicast communication; network topology; protocols; radio networks; stability; telecommunication network routing; ABAM; ABR protocol; ad hoc mobile networks; association stability; associativity-based ad hoc multicast protocol; communication networks; constrained bandwidth; dynamic topology; flooding-based multicast routing protocol; limited power topology; low communication overhead; mobile ad hoc unicast routing; on-demand associativity-based multicast routing; performance evaluation; throughput; Bandwidth; Communication networks; Environmental economics; Mobile ad hoc networks; Multicast protocols; Network topology; Power generation economics; Routing protocols; Stability; Unicast;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 2000. IEEE-VTS Fall VTC 2000. 52nd
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6507-0
DOI :
10.1109/VETECF.2000.886259
