Escape probability based routing for ad hoc networks

1. INTRODUCTION Mobile ad hoc networks are wireless multi-hop networks where mobile nodes are self-organized, have highly dynamic topology, limited bandwidth and no support of fixed infrastructure1]. These characteristics often cause ad hoc networks to be viewed as quite different from traditional networks. Routing a packet from a source to a destination in an ad hoc network is a challenging problem. The main source of the challenge comes from the fact that there are no base stations in …

Escape probability based routing for ad hoc networks

Routes in an ad hoc network may fail frequently because of node mobility. Stability therefore can be an important element in the design of routing protocols. The node escape probability is introduced to estimate the lifetime and stability of link between neighboring nodes and the escape probability based routing (EPBR) scheme to discover stable routes is proposed. Simulation results show that the EPBR can discover stable routes to reduce the number of route rediscovery, and is applicable for the situation that has highly dynamic network topology with broad area of communication.