An Improved Cover Angle-Based Broadcasting Algorithm for MANETs

Abstract

In this study, an improved cover angle-based broadcasting algorithms is proposed for Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) to minimize redundancy, contention and collision known as broadcast storm problem in the literature. The propose technique uses only cover angle concept for rebroadcast decision without using neighbors knowledge information’s or complex calculations. Through the analyses and extensive simulations, the results reveal the improve cover angle-based broadcasting algorithm exhibits superior performance in term of both delivery ratio and number of retransmission. The propose technique is fully distributed, simple and can be easily implemented in MANETs.