Evaluating Routing Performances in Mobile Opportunistic Networks using Different Wireless Communication Techniques
Shantanu Pal · QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) · 2015
Mobile opportunistic networks help users gain the advantage of accessing an available network connection for communication in rural areas or in high interference zones. Using local user's social interactions and communication platforms, users in such networks store, carry and forward messages between each other within a fairly close distance. In this paper, we examine how different wireless networking technologies affect the network performance. We use real-life trace driven simulations to evaluate their effects on the routing performances within the network. Furthermore, our intention is to study whether different communication ranges influence data forwarding in the mobile opportunistic networks. Our results show that local user's social interactions and collaborations help to improve the overall message delivery performance in the network. Moreover, we note that a higher communication range improve the overall message delivery performance but when communicating in a shorter range, users' interactions and collaborations are significant for data forwarding.