Distributed QoS multicast routing protocol in ad hoc networks

1 .INTRODUCTIONMobile ad hoc networks ( MANET) , also calledthe infrastructureless mobile network or self-or-ganized network,consists of a collection of mobilenodes sharing a wireless channel without any cen-tralized control or established communication back-bone .ad hoc networks have no fixed routers ;allnodes are capable of movement and can be connect-ed dynamically in an arbitrary manner . Usually ,these nodes act as both end systems and routers atthe same ti me . Nodes of these netwo…

Distributed QoS multicast routing protocol in ad hoc networks

Quality of service (QoS) routing and multicasting protocols in ad hoc networks are face with the challenge of delivering data to destinations through multihop routes in the presence of node movements and topology changes. The multicast routing problem with multiple QoS constraints is discussed, which may deal with the delay, bandwidth and cost metrics, and describes a network model for researching the ad hoc networks QoS multicast routing problem. It presents a distributed QoS multicast routing protocol (DQMRP). The proof of correctness and complexity analysis of the DQMRP are also given. Simulation results show that the multicast tree optimized by DQMRP is better than other protocols and is fitter for the network situations with frequently changed status and the real-time multimedia application. It is an available approach to multicast routing decision with multiple QoS constraints.