Implementation and Evaluation of Multichannel Multi-Interface Routing Mechanism with QoS-Consideration for Ad-Hoc Networks

<p/> <p>To accommodate real-time multimedia application while satisfying application-level QoS requirements in a wireless ad-hoc network, we need QoS control mechanisms. We proposed a new routing mechanism for a wireless ad-hoc network composed of nodes equipped with multiple network int...

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Main Authors: Satoh Hiroki, Monden Kazuya, Matsui Susumu, Hayashi Masato, Kajioka Shinsuke, Wakamiya Naoki, Murata Masayuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2010-01-01
Series:EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
Online Access:http://jwcn.eurasipjournals.com/content/2010/404927
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Summary:<p/> <p>To accommodate real-time multimedia application while satisfying application-level QoS requirements in a wireless ad-hoc network, we need QoS control mechanisms. We proposed a new routing mechanism for a wireless ad-hoc network composed of nodes equipped with multiple network interfaces. By embedding information about channel usage in control messages of OLSRv2, each node obtains a view of topology and bandwidth information of the whole network. Based on the obtained information, a source node determines a logical path with the maximum available bandwidth to satisfy application-level QoS requirements. In this paper, we evaluated feasibility of the proposal through simulation and practical experiments and confirmed that our proposal effectively transferred multimedia packets over a logical path avoiding congested links. The load on a network is well distributed and the network can accommodate more sessions than OLSRv2 and QOLSR.</p>
ISSN:1687-1472
1687-1499