New Capabilities in Security and QoS Using the Updated MANET Routing Protocol OLSRv2

Abstract

Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are a good fit to a number of military and public safety scenarios in which security and quality of service (QoS) are important. Optimised Link State Routing (OLSR) is a widely used proactive ad hoc routing protocol; a successor version 2 (OLSRv2) is being developed as a Standards Track protocol by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Improvements in OLSRv2 are detailed and matched to specific weaknesses of OLSRv1. How two of these improvements, a flexible packet/message format and the use of link metrics, enable improvements in security and quality of service in an OLSRv2-based MANET is described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA584177

Entities

People

  • Christopher Dearlove

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Aircrafts
  • Authentication
  • Computer Networks
  • Cryptography
  • Engineering
  • Information Operations
  • Mesh Networks
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Topology
  • Public Safety
  • Routing Protocols
  • Standards
  • Task Forces
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).