Title: Connectionless protocol: a localised approach to wireless ad hoc networks

Authors: Yao H. Ho, Ai Hua Ho, Kien A. Hua

Addresses: School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2362, USA. ' School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2362, USA. ' School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2362, USA

Abstract: Most mobile ad hoc network|s communication techniques need to discover routes and establish a connection before they can communicate. This strategy cannot robustly adapt to frequent unpredictable topology changes due to high mobility. Constant reconnections incur significant overhead making these schemes unsuitable for applications such as voice and video. To address these issues, we explore a connectionless paradigm in this paper. By leverage GPS technology, data packets are relayed along the general direction to packets| destination using different intermediate nodes at different times without having to first establish a connection. The performance of this solution is essentially unaffected by node mobility.

Keywords: communication connections; connectionless protocols; localised scheme; ad hoc networks; routing protocols; pervasive computing; ad hoc computing; wireless networks; GPS; node mobility; mobile communications; ubiquitous computing.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAHUC.2007.011601

International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, 2007 Vol.2 No.1/2, pp.21 - 35

Published online: 06 Dec 2006 *

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