INGEO: INdoor GEOgraphic Routing Protocol for MANETs
Hai Lin, Houda Labiod, Nationale Supérieure · 2006
In this paper, we introduce a new location-based routing protocol INGEO (INdoor GEOgraphic Routing Protocol) for ad hoc networks based on an indoor location system. We aim at extracting an optimum topology from the dynamic and irregular topology of a mobile ad hoc network to reach more quickly the destination applying an indoor geographic routing. Our scheme operates in a loopfree manner and attempts to minimize routing and storage overhead. We use Network Simulator (NS2) tool to analyze the performances of our protocol. We compare its results to DSR (Dynamic Source Routing), DREAM (Distance Routing Effect Algorithm for Mobility) and LAR (Location-Aided Routing) protocols. Also, we investigate INGEO’s performance taking into account indoor characteristics. Simulation results revealed that INGEO becomes more efficient when the topology changes rapidly reaching robustness and flooding minimization.