Title :
A novel approach to source routing for multi-hop ad hoc networks
Author :
Papapetrou, E. ; Pavlidou, F.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
The popularity of wireless ad hoc networks has significantly increased over the past years. As a result, a great scientific effort has been made to develop and implement efficient routing protocols, able to cope with the stochastically varying topology of such networks. We present an efficient routing protocol that combines source routing, caching of routes, and the use of sequence numbers to alleviate the routing load and at the same time increase the successful delivery of data packets.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; cache storage; mobile radio; network topology; routing protocols; data packets; multi-hop ad hoc networks; route caching; routing protocols; sequence numbers; source routing; stochastically varying topology; wireless ad hoc networks; wireless mobile networks; Ad hoc networks; Bandwidth; Context; Degradation; Mobile ad hoc networks; Mobile communication; Network topology; Routing protocols; Spread spectrum communication;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2003.817305
