An Agent-based Connection Management Protocol for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks

Realizing high volume of data transmission in real time communication in a highly dynamic architecture like Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANET) still remains a major point of research. In this paper, we have attempted to address the issue of managing an uninterrupted connection between a source and a destination through multiple paths in a temporal domain. We have developed an agent-centric protocol that would accomplish uninterrupted communication over adaptively selected routes. The protocol ensures minimal consumption of network resources. We have organized this work in two logical steps. In the first part, we have devised an agent-based framework with its associated protocols and mechanisms. The agents in the framework move from one node to another in the MANET architecture. The primary objective of this mobile multi-agent framework is to asynchronously collect network topology information (like node velocity, node location etc.) and distribute them into the information cache of all ot...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2002
• Where: JNSM
• Authors: Romit Roy Choudhury, Krishna Paul, Somprakash Bandyopadhyay
• Keywords: JNSM 2002, Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Node, Node Location Etc