Routing HTTP traffic in a mobile ad hoc network

Author

Dyer, Thomas D. ; Boppana, Rajendra V.

Author_Institution

Comput. Sci. Dept., Texas Univ., San Antonio, TX, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

7-10 Oct. 2002

Firstpage

958

Abstract

TCP performance is a critical factor in the successful deployment of HTTP-based applications in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs). In this study, we evaluate a sender-based heuristic, which has been shown to improve performance for large FTP file transfers, for HTTP traffic loads. Using the ns-2 simulator, we examine the impact of the proposed technique on the HTTP performance of three on-demand (AODV and DSR) and adaptive proactive (ADV) routing protocols. Our results show that the sender-side heuristic yields higher HTTP performance for the two on-demand algorithms; for the proactive ADV, the improvements are not as significant. Furthermore, ADV performs well compared to AODV and DSR in terms of service time and throughput.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; military communication; mobile computing; routing protocols; transport protocols; FTP file transfers; HTTP traffic; MANETs; TCP performance; adaptive proactive routing protocols; mobile ad hoc network; on-demand routing protocols; sender-based heuristic; sender-side heuristic; service time; throughput; Application software; Communication system traffic control; Computer science; Intelligent networks; Military aircraft; Military communication; Military equipment; Mobile ad hoc networks; Routing protocols; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

MILCOM 2002. Proceedings

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7625-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.2002.1179604

Filename

1179604