Performance evaluation of an efficient counter-based scheme for mobile ad hoc networks based on realistic mobility model

Aminu Mohammed*, Mohamed Ould-Khaoua, Lewis M. Mackenzie, Jamal Abdulai

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Flooding is the simplest and commonly used mechanism for broadcasting in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs). Despite its simplicity, it can result in high redundant retransmission, contention and collision in the network, a phenomenon referred to as broadcast storm problem. Several probabilistic broadcast schemes have been proposed to mitigate this problem inherent with flooding. Recently, we have proposed a hybrid-based scheme as one of the probabilistic scheme, which combines the advantages of pure probabilistic and counter-based schemes to yield a significant performance improvement. Despite these considerable numbers of proposed broadcast schemes, majority of these schemes' performance evaluation was based on random waypoint model. In this paper, we evaluate the performance of our broadcast scheme using a community based mobility model which is based on social network theory and compare it against widely used random waypoint mobility model. Simulation results have shown that using unrealistic movement pattern does not truly reflect on the actual performance of the scheme in terms of saved-rebroadcast, reachability and end to end delay.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems 2008, SPECTS 2008, Part of the 2008 Summer Simulation Multiconference, SummerSim 2008
Pages181-188
Number of pages8
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event2008 International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, SPECTS 2008 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Duration: Jun 16 2008Jun 18 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2008 - International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, SPECTS 2008

Other

Other2008 International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, SPECTS 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityEdinburgh
Period6/16/086/18/08

Keywords

  • Broadcast storm problem
  • Broadcasting
  • Community based model
  • Mobile ad hoc networks
  • Random waypoint

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Control and Systems Engineering

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