Routing-based and location-aware service discovery in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks

Abstract

In disaster scenarios, a stable and reliable communication is essential for coordinating rescue operations. As the communication infrastructure could be hit, e.g. by earthquakes or hurricanes, mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) can be used for connection establishment. As such networks should be decentralized to increase robustness, some usual services are no longer available. In our previous publications, we presented our name resolution framework based on an adaptive routing system. In this paper, we show a service discovery mechanism based on this system.We show, how this mechanism can easily be improved with the use of location information, which is an important issue for service availability.