Energy Efficient Communication Using Reconfigurable Directional Antenna in MANET

Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANET) are autonomous, infrastructure less and self-configuring networks. MANETs has gained lots of popularity due to on the fly deployment i.e. small network setup time and ability to provide communication in obstreperous terrains. Major challenges in MANETs include routing,...

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Published in:Procedia computer science 2018, Vol.125, p.194-200
Main Authors: Kumari, Neha, Kumar, Rohit, Bajaj, Rohit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antenna Re-configuration
Directional Antennas
Energy Efficiency
Genetic Algorithms
MANET
Mobile Ad hoc Networks
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Summary:Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANET) are autonomous, infrastructure less and self-configuring networks. MANETs has gained lots of popularity due to on the fly deployment i.e. small network setup time and ability to provide communication in obstreperous terrains. Major challenges in MANETs include routing, energy efficiency, network topology control, security etc. Primary focus in this article is to provide method and algorithm to ensure significant energy savings using re-configurable directional antennas. Significant energy gains can be clinched using directional antenna. Key challenges while using directional antenna are to find destination location, antenna focusing, signal power and distance calculations. Re-configurable directional antenna can ensure significant energy gains if used intelligently. This article provides a brief insight into improved energy savings using re-configurable directional antennas and an associated algorithm.
ISSN:1877-0509
1877-0509
DOI:10.1016/j.procs.2017.12.027