Title :
ATP: application controlled transport protocol for mobile ad hoc networks
Author :
Liu, Jian ; Singh, Suresh
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
In this paper we present a discussion of the design and implementation of a new transport protocol specifically developed for mobile ad hoc networks. The protocol allows applications complete control in deciding the level of reliability and the quality of service (QoS) desired for different portions of a data stream. Unlike TCP, however, ATP is a lightweight protocol and unlike UDP, it provides feedback to the application regarding the status of the connection(s). We have implemented ATP in the FreeBSD kernel (a version of Unix) and tested its performance. We show that the design of ATP provides the right balance between network transparency and application flexibility
Keywords :
Unix; data communication; feedback; mobile communication; mobile computing; quality of service; telecommunication network reliability; transport protocols; ATP; FreeBSD kernel; QoS; Unix; application controlled transport protocol; application flexibility; connection status; data stream; design; feedback; lightweight protocol; mobile ad hoc networks; network transparency; performance; quality of service; reliability; Ad hoc networks; Application software; Biomedical imaging; Design engineering; Feedback; Fires; Mobile computing; Quality of service; Reliability engineering; Transport protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 1999. WCNC. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5668-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.1999.796951
