Connectivity modeling of wireless multihop networks with correlated and independent factors

Two types of links are common in multihop wireless networks like ad hoc and sensor networks. We define the multiple correlated links as a consequence of the new links made by the other terminals close to the first one. The multiple links can be independent or correlated, depending on the users?? situation in that network. Although the conventional models assume independent connectivity, in practical wireless multihop transmission systems, both types of links can be exist. In this paper, we propose and develop statistical models to compute the average number of links by simultaneously considering both the independent and the dependent factors. The results obtained from our models suggest that the conventional models may underestimate the actual number of links in certain systems. The proposed models are fairly general and may be applied to any wireless multihop transmission systems, where the links are affected by both the independent and correlated factors together.