A Multi-Hop Routing Mechanism Based on Fuzzy Estimation for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

Author

Li Mingxin ; Xie Dongliang ; Hu Bo ; Shi Yan ; Chen Shanzhi

Author_Institution

State Key Lab. of Switching & Networking Technol., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China

fYear

2009

fDate

20-23 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The integration cellular networks, wireless local area networks (WLANs), and the new paradigm of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) is the trend for next generation mobile networks. And the multi-hop routing mechanism is an open and challenge issue in this area. In this paper, a multi-hop routing mechanism with fuzzy estimation of links for heterogeneous wireless networks (HWNs) is proposed. The mechanism comprises neighbor discover, gateway discover and route discovery, which supports the mobile hosts (MHs) outside of the service area to access BS/AP by multi-hop route. The quality of links is addressed and evaluated by comprehensive fuzzy estimation approach based on analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Furthermore, the route maintenance overhead is also analyzed and discussed. Simulations reveal that the proposed routing mechanism can effectively provide valid route and improve the quality of service and performance in HWNs.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; mobile radio; quality of service; telecommunication network routing; wireless LAN; MANET; WLAN; analytic hierarchy process; cellular networks; fuzzy estimation; gateway discover; heterogeneous wireless networks; mobile ad hoc networks; multihop routing mechanism; neighbor discover; quality of service; route discovery; wireless local area networks; Costs; Frequency; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Mobile ad hoc networks; Routing protocols; Spread spectrum communication; State estimation; Telecommunication switching; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference Fall (VTC 2009-Fall), 2009 IEEE 70th

Conference_Location

Anchorage, AK

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2514-3

Electronic_ISBN

1090-3038

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECF.2009.5378873

Filename

5378873