Designing of an application for group based coordination for information exchange in Ad-hoc networks

Abstract

This paper presents the design and implementation of an Android based application named ComFree for group based coordination for information exchange in ad-hoc networks. The motive is to help users to exchange context based information anytime anywhere without Internet connectivity using infrastructure-less Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANets). The application ComFree has been successfully implemented and tested using different smart phones. The concept of dynamic mobility is also supported in ad-hoc networks as nodes constantly move from one place to another and any node can join the network and can also leave at any time. At the same time these nodes can act as host/router or both. The application can be installed on mobile devices and a network can be set up on the fly like in a meeting or a conference. Such a network also has applications wherein users like rescue workers and victims can communicate in scenarios when communication network or regular infrastructure has been destroyed to a large extent due to natural disasters. All the work presented in this paper has been carried out under the scheme of Innovation Projects (2015–2016) of the University of Delhi