Ant colony optimization for routing in mobile ad hoc networks
Wan-Jun Yu, Guo-Ming Zuo, Qianq-Qian Li · 2008
Routing algorithm is a pivotal technology for ad hoc networks, in this paper, an algorithm for routing in mobile ad hoc networks based on ideas from the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO-AHR) is proposed. Using ACO principle, available pheromone ratio of ant agent release is firstly proposed and applied to routing algorithm, and according to multi-agent mechanism, introduces the service agents to reduce the expense of ant agents. This algorithm is a hybrid algorithm that combines reactive path setup with proactive path probe and maintain. Finally, the simulating results show that ACO-AHR is effective.