An ad hoc networking for inter-MONET using mobile IPv6 and OLSR

• Main Authors: ben Hamida, I., Badis, H., Boukhatem, L., Al Agha, K.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Access methods and protocols, osi model; Access protocols; Ad hoc networks; Analytical models; Applied sciences; Communication system traffic control; Exact sciences and technology; IP networks; Joining processes; Mobile communication; Operation, maintenance, reliability; Routing protocols; Switching and signalling; Systems, networks and services of telecommunications; Telecommunications; Telecommunications and information theory; Teleprocessing networks. Isdn; Teletraffic; Vehicles; Wireless networks
• ISSN: 1090-3038; 2577-2465
• DOI: 10.1109/VETECF.2004.1400568

Trends in 4G wireless networks are clearly identified by the full-IP concept where all traffic (data, control, voice and video services. etc.) are transported in IP packets. The mobile network (MONET) is a group of mobile nodes moving together as a unit. Such groups are common characteristics of the vehicular environments, for example train and buses (which are attractive because of the high concentration of passengers on these vehicles). This paper investigates an ad hoc networking for inter-MONET communications and interworking between MONETs and the global Internet. We propose a hierarchical architecture: (1) integrating mobile IPv6 and OLSR, a routing protocol for ad hoc networks, to manage universal mobility and to avoid the nested problem; and (2) connecting this ad hoc network to the Internet. The heterogeneous communication is established with the help of specific access routers, which serve as gateways. We describe the network scenario, its basic protocol architecture and we discuss the different practical approaches for routing. We validate our proposed architecture by analyses and simulations.