GS3: Scalable Self-configuration and Self-healing in Wireless Networks

Abstract

We present GS3, a distributed, scalable, self-configuration and self-healing algorithm for multi-hop wireless networks. The algorithm enables network nodes in a2D plane to configure themselves into a cellular hexagonal structure such that cells have tightly bounded geographic radius and low overlap between neighboring cells. The structure is self-healing under various perturbations, such as node joins, leaves, deaths, movements, and state corruptions. For instance, it slides as a whole if nodes in many cells die at the same rate. Moreover, its configuration and healing are scalable in three respects: first, local knowledge enables each node to maintain only limited information with respect to a constant number of nearby nodes; second, local healing guarantees that all perturbations are contained within a tightly bounded region with respect to the perturbed area and dealt with in a one-way message diffusion time across the region; third, only local coordination is needed in both configuration and self-healing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
AD1001132

Entities

People

  • Anish K. Arora
  • Hongwei Zhang

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Cellular Networks
  • Computations
  • Control Systems
  • Diameters
  • Diffusion
  • Dynamics
  • Geography
  • Guarantees
  • K Band
  • Mobile Phones
  • Mobility
  • Networks
  • Perturbations
  • Scalability
  • Three Dimensional
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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