DYNAMIC CONTROL OF MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORKS - Network Protocol Parameter Adaptation using Organic Network Control
Sven Tomforde, Björn Hurling, Jörg Hähner · 2010
Data communication protocols show an increasing complexity in terms of variable configurations – especially if their target execution area is highly dynamic. One domain that represents these characteristics are mobile ad-hoc networks (MANets). Since nodes are moving, the situation surrounding a particular node is steadily changing. This provides the opportunity to significantly increase the system’s performance by continuously adapting the protocol. This paper demonstrates the benefit of such an adaptation using the Organic Network Control (ONC) system. Based upon a brief overview of ONC, the adjustment of the framework to enable the control of MANets is described, followed by a simulation-based evaluation using an exemplary broadcast protocol.