Name resolution in on-demand MANETs and over external IP networks

Author

Engelstad, Paal ; Thanh, D.V. ; Egeland, Geir

Author_Institution

Oslo Univ., Fornebu, Norway

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

11-15 May 2003

Firstpage

1024

Abstract

Common user applications cannot run in mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs) before a method for name resolution is in place. While the domain name system (DNS) works well on the fixed Internet, it represents a centralized approach to name resolution, which is not suitable for MANETs. This article refines the framework developed for name resolution in MANETs and shows a mechanism for local name resolution can be implemented transparently to the application. It also proposes methods to align local name resolution on the MANET with DNS over external IP networks, forming one integrated method for name resolution. Finally, different strategies for how to store name-to-address mappings on the MANETs are discussed.

Keywords

IP networks; ad hoc networks; internetworking; mobile communication; routing protocols; Internet gateways; domain name system; external IP networks; mobile ad-hoc networks; mobile communication; name resolution; name-to-address mappings; on-demand mechanism; reactive routing protocols; Ad hoc networks; Domain Name System; IP networks; Intelligent networks; Internet; Mobile ad hoc networks; Mobile communication; Network servers; Research and development; Routing protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 2003. ICC '03. IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7802-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.2003.1204507

Filename

1204507