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Brigham Young University

2008

Ad hoc networks

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Scalable Multicast Routing For Ad Hoc Networks, Manoj Pandey, Daniel Zappala Oct 2008

Scalable Multicast Routing For Ad Hoc Networks, Manoj Pandey, Daniel Zappala

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Routing in a mobile ad hoc network is challenging because nodes can move at any time, invalidating a previously-discovered route. Multicast routing is even more challenging, because a source needs to maintain a route to potentially many group members simultaneously. Providing scalable solutions to this problem typically requires building a hierarchy or an overlay network to reduce the cost of route discovery and maintenance. In this paper, we show that a much simpler alternative is possible, by using source specific semantics and relying on the unicast routing protocol to find all routes. This separation of concerns enables the multicast routing …


Hop-By-Hop Multicast Transport For Mobile Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, Manoj Pandey, Daniel Zappala Oct 2008

Hop-By-Hop Multicast Transport For Mobile Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, Manoj Pandey, Daniel Zappala

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Multicast transport is a challenging problem because the source must provide congestion control and reliability for a tree, rather than a single path. This problem is made even more difficult in mobile ad hoc networks due to problems caused by contention, spatial reuse, and mobility. In this paper, we design a hop-by-hop multicast transport protocol, which pushes transport functionality into the core of the network. Although this requires per-flow state, a hop-by-hop approach simplifies congestion control, enables local recovery of lost packets, and provides low delay and efficient use of wireless capacity. We use a simulation study to demonstrate the …