Profile-based protocols in wireless mobile ad hoc networks

• Published in: Proceedings LCN 2001. 26th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks pp. 568 - 575
• Main Authors: Kui Wu, Harms, J., Elmallah, E.S.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2001
• Subjects: Access protocols; Animals; Base stations; Cities and towns; Computer networks; Intelligent networks; Mobile ad hoc networks; Mobile computing; Routing; Wireless application protocol
• ISBN: 0769513212; 9780769513218
• ISSN: 0742-1303
• DOI: 10.1109/LCN.2001.990837

Wireless Mobile Ad hoc NETworks (MANET) provide end-users with a flexible and cheap way to access and exchange information. While most research in MANETs is oriented to the general application environments, little work is done to utilize the specific characteristics of particular application scenarios, in which end-users' behavior is quite predictable or controllable. To deploy a MANET for a particular realistic system, the end-users' behavior, or profiles, can be used to simplify the implementation and enhance the network performance. We present a scheme to simplify routing strategy in MANET with the help of end-users' mobility profiles. We also study how the routing strategy improves the network performance in a realistic city transportation system.