Title :
An ant routing algorithm for wireless mesh network
Author :
Pan, Daru ; Xing, Bingbing
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Telecommun., South China Normal Univ., Guangzhou
Abstract :
Ant colony optimization is being used to solve problems in many scientific fields. In this paper we apply an ant routing algorithm to multi-radio and multi-channel wireless mesh networks. The proposed algorithm introduces ants encountering scheme to imitate the natural process of information sharing between the individuals of an intelligent swarm. Simulation of the routing shows that this new routing algorithm works well in terms of speed of convergence and recovery from failure. Moreover, the proposed algorithm adapts to the changing traffic and performs better than other ant-based routing.
Keywords :
optimisation; radio networks; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication network topology; telecommunication traffic; wireless channels; ant routing algorithm; failure recovery; information sharing; intelligent swarm; multichannel wireless mesh network; multiradio wireless mesh network; network traffic; optimization; Ant colony optimization; Automation; Convergence; Delay; Intelligent control; Particle swarm optimization; Physics; Routing protocols; Telecommunication traffic; Wireless mesh networks; AODV; Ant routing algorithm; multi-channel; wireless mesh network;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Control and Automation, 2008. WCICA 2008. 7th World Congress on
Conference_Location :
Chongqing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2113-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2114-5
DOI :
10.1109/WCICA.2008.4593664
