Routing based on network coding and clustering in DTMN

Network coding is a novel technique that aims to improve routing schemes´ throughput. Besides, clustering is used to cope with the scalability problem among high scale networks. This paper combines the use of both techniques to address routing problem in Delay Tolerant Mobile Networks (DTMN). By the mean of its routing, the cluster based routing protocol we use offers opportunities for principal network coding operation, mainly the coding and decoding operations. Once a routed packet is received by the cluster head, it codes it regarding its destination cluster. The last cluster head performs decoding operation to deliver packets to their destination.