Title: Routing protocol for ad hoc mobile networks using mobility prediction

Authors: Werner Creixell, Kaoru Sezaki

Addresses: Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku Hongo 7-3-1, Tokyo, Japan. ' Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku Hongo 7-3-1, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract: Over the lasts years there has been a growing interest on Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANET). Since the nodes can move freely, mobility became an important characteristic of the MANET. In this work we propose a novel prediction method to forecast the future node position. The method was derived using pedestrian tracked data. Using this method we propose a novel geographical routing protocol that uses the predicted position in the routing decision process. The method prediction performance is contrasted against a real trajectory and the routing protocol performance is tested by computer simulations against others geographical routing protocols.

Keywords: ad hoc networks; mobility prediction; geographical routing; routing protocols; mobile networks; wireless networks; node positions; simulation; node position prediction.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAHUC.2007.012416

International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, 2007 Vol.2 No.3, pp.149 - 156

Published online: 12 Feb 2007 *

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