Routing Protocols in Opportunistic Networks - A Survey

• Published in: Technical review - IETE Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 369 - 387
• Main Authors: Alajeely, Majeed, Doss, Robin, Ahmad, Asma'a
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 04.07.2018
• Subjects: Complexity; DTN; OppNets; Opportunistic networks; Robustness; Routing protocols; Scalability

Opportunistic networks (OppNets) refer to a number of wireless nodes opportunistically communicating with each other in a form of "Store-Carry-Forward". This occurs when they come into contact with each other without a proper network infrastructure. OppNets are designed to operate in an en...