Auto-configuration protocols in mobile ad hoc networks

The TCP/IP protocol allows the different nodes in a network to communicate by associating a different IP address to each node. In wired or wireless networks with infrastructure, we have a server or node acting as such which correctly assigns IP addresses, but in mobile ad hoc networks there is no su...

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2011-04, Vol.11 (4), p.3652-3666
Main Authors: Villalba, Luis Javier García, Matesanz, Julián García, Orozco, Ana Lucila Sandoval, Díaz, José Duván Márquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
auto-configuration protocol
Computer Communication Networks
Computers
D2HCP, routing protocol
distributed dynamic host configuration protocol
Internet
IP address assignment
Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET)
Review
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Wireless Technology
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Summary:The TCP/IP protocol allows the different nodes in a network to communicate by associating a different IP address to each node. In wired or wireless networks with infrastructure, we have a server or node acting as such which correctly assigns IP addresses, but in mobile ad hoc networks there is no such centralized entity capable of carrying out this function. Therefore, a protocol is needed to perform the network configuration automatically and in a dynamic way, which will use all nodes in the network (or part thereof) as if they were servers that manage IP addresses. This article reviews the major proposed auto-configuration protocols for mobile ad hoc networks, with particular emphasis on one of the most recent: D2HCP. This work also includes a comparison of auto-configuration protocols for mobile ad hoc networks by specifying the most relevant metrics, such as a guarantee of uniqueness, overhead, latency, dependency on the routing protocol and uniformity.
ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s110403652