Estimation-Based Queue Scheduling Model to Improve QoS for End Users in MANETs

Using MANETs for real time applications is always a challenge as the network is extremely dynamic with brisk topology changes. Despite this, several real time schedulers have been developed that aimed at providing QoS to ad hoc nodes. The quality of service (QoS) is standardized in terms of capacity, reliability, link quality, delays/jitters, and network cost. Thus, for QoS, the better transmission should be maintained at end user as well as at the transmitting unit. QoS of a network is affected by delays and bandwidth allocated for transmission. For an efficient network, it is required to predict these metrics during transmission. For this, in this paper, integration of quaternion-based Kalman filter is performed that predicts the required bandwidth and the network delays with higher accuracy. From the analysis, it is shown that bandwidth can be optimized but it is not possible to aloof delays in the network. Thus, while implementing such admission control procedures, estimation process allows control over delays and sustain them from going beyond a certain threshold value. The model proposed is a novel approach and has not been formulated in any of previous work related to QoS in MANETs. The effectiveness of model is demonstrated using both simulation and real time results

A STABLE CLUSTERING SCHEME WITH NODE PREDICTION IN MANET

The main concern in MANET is increasing network lifetime and security. Clustering is one of the approaches that help in maintaining network stability. Electing an efficient and reliable Cluster Head (CH) is a challenging task. Many approaches are proposed for efficient clustering, weight-based clustering is one among them. This paper proposes a stable clustering scheme which provides network stability and energy efficiency. Proposed Stable Clustering Algorithm with Node Prediction (SCA-NP) computes the weight of the node using a combination of node metrics. Among these metrics, Direct Trust (DT) of the node provides a secure choice of CH and Node Prediction metric based on the minimum estimated time that node stay in the cluster provides the stable clustering. Mobility prediction is considered as the probability that a node stays in the network. This metric helps in electing CH which is available in the network for a longer time. Simulation is done in NS3 to evaluate the performance of SCA-NP in terms of clusters formed, network lifetime, efficiency in packet delivery, detecting malicious nodes and avoiding them in communication

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Recent Developments on Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks and Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks

This book presents collective works published in the recent Special Issue (SI) entitled "Recent Developments on Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks and Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks”. These works expose the readership to the latest solutions and techniques for MANETs and VANETs. They cover interesting topics such as power-aware optimization solutions for MANETs, data dissemination in VANETs, adaptive multi-hop broadcast schemes for VANETs, multi-metric routing protocols for VANETs, and incentive mechanisms to encourage the distribution of information in VANETs. The book demonstrates pioneering work in these fields, investigates novel solutions and methods, and discusses future trends in these field

Quality of service support for multimedia applications in mobile ad hoc networks

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Clustering of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: An Adaptive Broadcast Period Approach

Organization, scalability and routing have been identified as key problems hindering viability and commercial success of mobile ad hoc networks. Clustering of mobile nodes among separate domains has been proposed as an efficient approach to address those issues. In this work, we introduce an efficient distributed clustering algorithm that uses both location and energy metrics for cluster formation. Our proposed solution mainly addresses cluster stability, manageability and energy efficiency issues. Also, unlike existing active clustering methods, our algorithm relieves the network from the unnecessary burden of control messages broadcasting, especially for relatively static network topologies. This is achieved through adapting broadcast period according to mobile nodes mobility pattern. The efficiency, scalability and competence of our algorithm against alternative approaches have been demonstrated through simulation results.Comment: 7 pages, 9 figures; IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2006. ICC '0

Reliable and efficient data dissemination schemein VANET: a review

Vehicular ad-hoc network (VANET), identified as a mobile ad hoc network MANETs with several added constraints. Basically, in VANETs, the network is established on the fly based on the availability of vehicles on roads and supporting infrastructures along the roads, such as base stations. Vehicles and road-side infrastructures are required to provide communication facilities, particularly when enough vehicles are not available on the roads for effective communication. VANETs are crucial for providing a wide range of safety and non-safety applications to road users. However, the specific fundamental problem in VANET is the challenge of creating effective communication between two fast-moving vehicles. Therefore, message routing is an issue for many safety and non-safety of VANETs applications. The challenge in designing a robust but reliable message dissemination technique is primarily due to the stringent QoS requirements of the VANETs safety applications. This paper investigated various methods and conducted literature on an idea to develop a model for efficient and reliable message dissemination routing techniques in VANET

A Penalty-Based Approach to Handling Cluster Sizing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

In Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) nodes are allowed to move freely which causes instability in the network. To handle this, the nodes are grouped into clusters which make the topology of the network appear more stable. In proposed algorithms, the size of these clusters has been either ignored or handled insufficiently. This Thesis proposes a penalty-based approach to handle cluster sizing in a more appropriate manner. A configurable penalty function is defined which assigns penalties to each of the possible cluster sizes. The penalty is then used in conjunction with a merge qualifier to determine if a merge is allowed. Merges will be allowed if the total penalty of the two clusters decreases as a result of the merge. Additionally a split merge process has been developed to allow a number of nodes to split from a cluster and merge with a new cluster. A separate split merge qualifier is used to determine if a split merge will be allowed to happen; it will as long as the total penalty of the two clusters after the split merge is less than the total penalty before the split merge. Simulations and thorough analysis of the results show that the proposed changes are on par with the base algorithm used; however, the penalty function allows for a more complex clustering sizing strategy

A Survey on Investigating the Need for Intelligent Power-Aware Load Balanced Routing Protocols for Handling Critical Links in MANETs

In mobile ad hoc networks connectivity is always an issue of concern. Due to dynamism in the behavior of mobile nodes, efficiency shall be achieved only with the assumption of good network infrastructure. Presence of critical links results in deterioration which should be detected in advance to retain the prevailing communication setup. This paper discusses a short survey on the specialized algorithms and protocols related to energy efficient load balancing for critical link detection in the recent literature. This paper also suggests a machine learning based hybrid power-aware approach for handling critical nodes via load balancing

Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Guiding readers through the basics of these rapidly emerging networks to more advanced concepts and future expectations, Mobile Ad hoc Networks: Current Status and Future Trends identifies and examines the most pressing research issues in Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs). Containing the contributions of leading researchers, industry professionals, and academics, this forward-looking reference provides an authoritative perspective of the state of the art in MANETs. The book includes surveys of recent publications that investigate key areas of interest such as limited resources and the mobility of mobile nodes. It considers routing, multicast, energy, security, channel assignment, and ensuring quality of service. Also suitable as a text for graduate students, the book is organized into three sections: Fundamentals of MANET Modeling and Simulation—Describes how MANETs operate and perform through simulations and models Communication Protocols of MANETs—Presents cutting-edge research on key issues, including MAC layer issues and routing in high mobility Future Networks Inspired By MANETs—Tackles open research issues and emerging trends Illustrating the role MANETs are likely to play in future networks, this book supplies the foundation and insight you will need to make your own contributions to the field. It includes coverage of routing protocols, modeling and simulations tools, intelligent optimization techniques to multicriteria routing, security issues in FHAMIPv6, connecting moving smart objects to the Internet, underwater sensor networks, wireless mesh network architecture and protocols, adaptive routing provision using Bayesian inference, and adaptive flow control in transport layer using genetic algorithms