On optimising route discovery for multi-interface and power-aware nodes in heterogeneous MANETs

Huda AlAamri*, Mehran Abolhasan, Tadeusz Wysocki, Justin Lipman

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Abstract

This paper presents a new routing discovery strategy for heterogeneous MANETs. Node heterogeneity is modeled in terms of: types and number of different interfaces, power, and transmission ranges. Our proposed route discovery algorithm is implemented on the top of On-demand Tree-based Routing Protocol (OTRP) and hence it is called OTRP Heterogeneity-Aware (OTRP-HA). OTRP-HA utilizes node heterogeneity and optimizes route discovery to reduce overheads and ensures connectivities between different types of nodes with different interfaces. Each node makes its own decision to participate in the route discovery process according to its location, local density, and available resources. Simulation results show that OTRP-HA outperforms OTRP and AODV and it reduces overheads as a number of nodes and traffic increase, while it also further prolongs the lifetime of battery-powered single-interface nodes when compared to AODV.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 6th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Communications, ICWMC 2010
Pages244-249
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event6th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Communications, ICWMC 2010 - Valencia, Spain
Duration: Sept 20 2010Sept 25 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings - 6th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Communications, ICWMC 2010

Other

Other6th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Communications, ICWMC 2010
Country/TerritorySpain
CityValencia
Period9/20/109/25/10

Keywords

  • Heterogeneous MANET
  • Multi interfaces
  • Overheads
  • Routing protocols
  • Scalability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications

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