Network-coded file distribution in an ad hoc relay network
Siddhartha S. Borkotoky, M.B. Pursley · 2016
We investigate the application of network coding to file transfers from a single source to multiple destinations in a two-hop ad hoc relay network that consists of half-duplex packet radios. Our network-coded file distribution techniques make simultaneous use of a pair of relay nodes. All transmissions by the source and the relay nodes employ packet-by-packet adaptive modulation and channel coding to combat the effects of fading. Two types of network coding are examined and compared, fountain coding and random linear network coding.