IPv6 Autoconfiguration for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: AUTOLSR

Abstract

In this article, we propose an address autoconfiguration architecture and protocol for mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs) called AUTOLSR. It operates as an extension of the OLSRv2 [1] routing protocol, and is primarily designed for IPv6 addressing. The goal of AUTOLSR is threefold. Firstly, it aims to support the coexistence of several independent MANETs in the same area. Secondly, it attributes automatically addresses to MANET nodes while ensuring their uniqueness by detecting and resolving address conflicts. Lastly, it allows the existence of gateways to external networks that simultaneously provide a prefix for constructing addresses with global scope. The AUTOLSR protocol was specified, implemented and experimented on a real testbed located at the DGA/MI. In this article, we present the principles of the addressing architecture, the AUTOLSR protocol itself, and the results of experiments which were performed on the testbed in order to illustrate the different protocol features and validate the implementation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA584173

Entities

People

  • Amina Meraihi
  • Cedric Adjih
  • Pascale Minet
  • Thierry Plesse

Organizations

  • Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Addressing
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Information Operations
  • Mesh Networks
  • Message Processing
  • Military Communications
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Network Protocols
  • Networks
  • Routing Protocols
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking