A mobility analysis of adjusted counter-based broadcast in MANETs

Al-Humoud, S., Mackenzie, L.M., Ould-Khaoua, M. and Abdulai, J. (2008) A mobility analysis of adjusted counter-based broadcast in MANETs. In: The 9th Annual PostGraduate Symposium on the Convergence of Telecommunications, Networking and Broadcasting (PGNET 2008), Liverpool, England, 23-24 June 2008, pp. 51-62.

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Abstract

Broadcasting is a vital operation in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) and it is crucial to enhance its efficiency to ensure successful deployment. Although flooding is ideal for broadcast operations due to its simplicity and high reachability it suffers from high packet collision which can degrade network performance severely. Counter-based broadcast schemes have been introduced to alleviate the limitations of flooding. This study introduces an enhancement to counter-based broadcast by adjusting the threshold value and the Random Assessment Delay (RAD) using minimal neighborhood information. Our simulation results show that the new dynamic scheme provide good performance levels compared to the existing solutions.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Ould-Khaoua, Dr Mohamed and Mackenzie, Dr Lewis
Authors: Al-Humoud, S., Mackenzie, L.M., Ould-Khaoua, M., and Abdulai, J.
Subjects:Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science

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