Simple Cross-layer Flow Control Scheme in Ad hoc Network
Lihua Song · 2008
In order to improve performance of transport protocols in Ad hoc network,a simple flow control scheme based on cross-layer idea is designed.This flow control technique integrates routing feedback of network layer,transport protocol and rate adaptive adjustment of application.By exchanging cross-layer information,application can adjust its sending rate according to routing information fed back by network layer,keeping network load at reasonable level to maximize network throughput.The scheme is evaluated by using computer simulation,and simulation results show it can improve performance of services based on UPD and TCP,especially in case of low network load.