Title :
A new routing protocol for the reconfigurable wireless networks
Author :
Haas, Zygmunt J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We propose a new routing protocol, the Zone Routing Protocol (ZRP), for the reconfigurable wireless networks, a large scale, highly mobile ad-hoc networking environment. The novelty of the ZRP protocol is that it is applicable to large flat-routed networks. Furthermore, through the use of the zone radius parameter, the scheme exhibits the adjustable hybrid behavior of proactive and reactive routing schemes. We evaluate the performance of the protocol, showing the reduction in the number of control messages, as compared with other reactive schemes, such as flooding
Keywords :
access protocols; land mobile radio; packet radio networks; telecommunication network routing; MAC protocol; adjustable hybrid behavior; control messages reduction; flooding; large flat-routed networks; mobile ad-hoc networking environment; packet transmission; performance evaluation; proactive routing; reactive routing; reconfigurable wireless networks; zone radius parameter; zone routing protocol; Ad hoc networks; Floods; Intelligent sensors; Large-scale systems; Mobile communication; Network topology; Peer to peer computing; Routing protocols; Telecommunication traffic; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Universal Personal Communications Record, 1997. Conference Record., 1997 IEEE 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3777-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICUPC.1997.627227