Novel architecture for cluster based service Discovery and load balancing in Mobile Ad hoc Network

Abstract

A Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET) is a collection of two or more mobile devices (PDA, laptop, cellphones, etc.) it is getting more and more important for mobile users to discover resources (eg: Printer, fax machines) without any need of configuration. To this end service discovery is an important feature of MANET. In this paper we propose a novel architecture that the cluster based service Discovery, leads to high degree of stability in the network and improves the load balancing. Its performance is studied under packet delivery ratio, Discovery Time, Energy consumption, load.