Title: A critical review of quality of service models in mobile ad hoc networks

Authors: Nadir Bouchama; Djamil Aïssani; Natalia Djellab; Nadia Nouali-Taboudjemat

Addresses: Département d'Informatique, Faculté des Sciences Exactes, Université de Bejaia, 06000 Bejaia, Algeria; CERIST Research Center, 03, Rue des frères Aissou, Ben Aknoun, Algiers, 16030, Algeria ' LAMOS Research Unit, University of Bejaia, Rue de Targa Ouzemmour, Bejaia, 06000, Algeria ' Department of Mathematics, University of Annaba, Annaba, 23000, Algeria ' CERIST Research Center, 03, Rue des frères Aissou, Ben Aknoun, Algiers, 16030, Algeria

Abstract: Quality of service (QoS) provisioning in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) consists of providing a complex functionality in a harsh environment where resources are scarce. Thus, it is very challenging to build an efficient solution to address this issue. The proposed solutions in the literature are broadly classified into four categories, namely: QoS routing protocols, QoS signalling, QoS-aware MAC protocols and QoS models, which are the main concern of our study. The contribution of this paper is threefold: Firstly, we propose a set of guidelines to deal with the challenges facing QoS models design in ad hoc networks. Secondly, we propose a new taxonomy for QoS models in ad hoc networks. Finally, we provide an in-depth survey and discussion of the most relevant proposed frameworks.

Keywords: MANETs; mobile ad hoc networks; QoS; quality of service; IntServ; DiffServ; QoS models; QoS routing; hard QoS; soft QoS.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAHUC.2019.099638

International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, 2019 Vol.31 No.1, pp.49 - 70

Received: 02 Jun 2016
Accepted: 06 Jun 2017

Published online: 17 May 2019 *

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