Congestion avoidance in a data-centric opportunistic network
Fredrik Bjurefors, Per Gunningberg, Christian Rohner, Sam Tavakoli · 2011
In order to achieve data delivery in an opportunistic network, data is replicated when it is transmitted to nodes within communication reach and that are likely to be able to forward it closer to the destination. This replication and the unpredictable contact times due to mobility necessitate buffer management strategies to avoid buffer overflow on nodes. In this paper, we investigate buffer management strategies based on local forwarding statistics and relevance of the data for other nodes. The results obtained on our emulation platform for opportunistic networks show that strategies with a high data refresh rate achieve the most efficient delivery and generate the smallest overhead on our community and mobility scenarios.