An Enhanced Multi-Clustering approach for MANETs
Mayank Tiwari · International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology · 2017
A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a collection of wireless mobile nodes forming a temporary network without the aid of any fixed communication infrastructure. Due to limited resources, frequent network partitions and unpredictable topological changes, proactive clustering schemes incur high overheads in this environment. In this paper, we propose an ondemand, distributed clustering algorithm for MANETs based on an Ad hoc On-demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing protocol. The use of on-demand routing protocol information for clustering reduces clustering overhead because no clusters are maintained unless they are needed.