Multipath Routing Protocol by Breadth First Search Algorithm in Wireless Mesh Networks
Rekha Patil · IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering · 2013
In this paper, we propose a multipath routing protocol in wireless mesh networks.In this protocol, the source discovers multiple paths to the destination using parallel layer based approach.This approach organizes the nodes and discovers multiple paths using breadth first search algorithm.From multiple paths, the primary path is elected using Expected Forwarding Counter (EFW) metric.We evaluate quality linked based in our approach using network simulator 2 (NS-2).Our approach discovers multiple paths effectively and the elected primary path is more reliable.The approach makes use of Expected Forwarding Counter (EFW) metric to elect the primary path.We have evaluated the protocol using NS-2.The results show that the proposed protocol attains more throughput and packet delivery ratio with reduced packet drop and delay.