Effects of backup routes and cache timeout mechanism on reliable source routing in mobile ad-hoc networks

Song Guo, Oliver Yang

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Abstract

A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) consists of a set of mobile hosts capable of communicating with each other without the assistance of any base stations. In this paper, we propose an adaptive cache timeout mechanism for the known MANET routing protocol BSR (Backup Source Routing), which establishes and maintains backup routes that can be utilized after the primary path breaks. In order to explore quantitatively the two techniques, namely backup routes and cache timeout mechanism, we have also produced a comprehensive simulation study. The experimental results show that both of them affect the performance of routing protocols. Especially, we have observed the following two features: (1) the backup route mechanism seems to be a significant factor in most cases, and (2) the cache timeout mechanism has a notable performance improvement in the situations with a high level of mobility.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2005 Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing, HPSR 2005
Pages361-365
Number of pages5
Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event2005 Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing, HPSR 2005 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Duration: 12 May 200514 May 2005

Conference

Conference2005 Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing, HPSR 2005
Country/TerritoryHong Kong
CityHong Kong
Period12/05/0514/05/05

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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