Semi-Flooding Location Service

Location-based routing for Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) use location information in routing decisions. However, location-based routing protocols need location services to query the location information of the communication partner node so that packets could be forwarded properly. In this paper, w...

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Main Authors: Renault, Éric, Amar, E, Costantini, H, Boumerdassi, S
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Ad hoc networks
Broadcasting
Mathematical model
Mobile communication
Mobile computing
Routing
Routing protocols
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Summary:Location-based routing for Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) use location information in routing decisions. However, location-based routing protocols need location services to query the location information of the communication partner node so that packets could be forwarded properly. In this paper, we propose a proactive flooding-based location service which named Semi-Flooding Location Service (SFLS). The basic design issue in our proposal is to minimize the number of update packets sent over the whole network. We employed a conditional update technique that manages the number of the updates at the forwarder nodes. This way reduces significantly the overhead of location updates. To study the effectiveness of our algorithm, a mathematical model is developed, and some numerical results are generated. Results demonstrated that SFLS achieves its design goals.
ISSN:1090-3038
2577-2465
DOI:10.1109/VETECF.2010.5594281