Network Topology Control: Traffic Effectiveness, k-Resiliency, and External Constraint Optimization

Abstract

In this report, we summarize research into wireless network topology control to manage interference produced by the network while also improving resiliency and traffic efficiency. In past work, topology control solutions largely focused on optimal energy conservation, but such solutions result in poor traffic performance and fragility due to the sparse connections. Past solutions also do not focus on external interference constraints, multicast communications, or significant network heterogeneity. To address these shortcomings, this project investigated and developed solutions to quantitatively adapt resiliency while managing complex operating constraints and varying network traffic and routing types. Network connection resilience impacts network data transport in complex ways, so traffic effectiveness is examined by this effort in both simulation and emulation. We demonstrate that small increases in connectivity can lead to dramatic improvements in traffic delivery effectiveness. Work to be presented covers topology control designs, constraint-based models, and connected dominating set (CDS) topology approaches to minimize additive transmission energy impacting external location along with experimentation of expected network performance under both static and dynamic conditions.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 2022
Accession Number
AD1189835

Entities

People

  • Clement Kam
  • Jeffrey W. Weston
  • Joseph Macker

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Cellular Networks
  • Communication Networks
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Networks
  • Heterogeneous Networks
  • Mesh Networks
  • Military Research
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Network Emulation
  • Network Simulation
  • Network Topology
  • Sensor Networks
  • Simulators
  • Throughput
  • Wireless Communications
  • Wireless Networks
  • Wireless Sensor Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Operations Research
  • Systems Analysis and Design