A mobile multicast algorithm using agents for mobile ad-hoc users

Author

Li, Fei ; Wang, Xin ; Xue, Xiangyang

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Fudan Univ., Shanghai, China

fYear

2003

fDate

27-29 March 2003

Firstpage

838

Lastpage

841

Abstract

We describe an improved agent-based multicast algorithm for mobile ad-hoc users. Mobile multicast agents (MMAs) form a virtual backbone of an ad-hoc network and they provide multicast tree discovery and multicast tree maintenance. However, they do not complete datagram delivery. In order to ensure reliable multicast, MMAs are also in charge of datagram retransmission. The improved mobile multicast algorithm can simplify the multicast tree discovery, reduce control overhead of the network, and increase the total network throughput, in comparison with general AODV multicast operation. At the same time, it can also save battery power and transmission capabilities of those MMAs since they are only used to transfer control information and retransmitted packets. Hence we avoid draining the resources of some mobile nodes (MMAs), which is unfair.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; mobile radio; multicast communication; telecommunication network routing; MANET; MMAs; ad-hoc network; agent-based multicast algorithm; battery power; control overhead; datagram retransmission; general AODV multicast operation; mobile ad-hoc users; mobile multicast agents; mobile multicast algorithm; mobile nodes; multicast tree discovery; multicast tree maintenance; network throughput; reliable multicast; virtual backbone; Ad hoc networks; Batteries; Contracts; Mobile ad hoc networks; Mobile computing; Multicast algorithms; Network topology; Routing; Spine; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Information Networking and Applications, 2003. AINA 2003. 17th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1906-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AINA.2003.1193012

Filename

1193012