Domain Formation and Maintenance in Large Ad hoc Networks

Abstract

The stability and performance of domains or clusters in MANETs is determined by the election metrics used to generate and maintain these domains. In this paper, we evaluate the performance of the distributed Beacon protocol as the topology changes and as a function of the election metric under various conditions. We propose the "domain age" as the primary election metric to maintain more stable domains than "lowest ID", yet requires no more information be collected. We quantify the increased stability using OPNET simulations. We believe that a combination of domain age, node degree and domain strength will provide the Beacon protocol with the ability to maintain good domains in future battlefield networks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA432699

Entities

People

  • Anthony Mcauley
  • Karthikeyan Chandrashekar
  • Raquel Morera

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Battlefields
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Elections
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Maintenance
  • Mesh Networks
  • Military Research
  • Networks
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development