Mobility vs. predictive MPR selection for mobile ad hoc networks using OLSR

Abstract

Mobility drastically decreases theconnectivity of adhocnetworks ascompared toa network with consistent dispersed nodes. A network can be simulated forrouting protocol performance using diffrrent available mobility models. Butforour scenariodevelopment undernon-deterministi c dynamic movement ofnodes, noneofthealready existing modelsprovides adequate fiJnctionality. Therefbre thefocus ofstudy inthis research isto develop apredictive mobility modelthat provides predictive routes byenabling network toaccess mobile nodethrough existing andprevious multipoint relays (MPRs). Thepredictive routes inrouting tables thus guarantee minimum chances ofdata orpacket loss for thatmobilenode,bydeploying theconcept of redundant MPRs. We illustrate ourproposed algorithm withthehelpofan example. Future directions arealso given attheend.