K-Neigh Backbone Tree Based Topology Control for Tactical Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks

Abstract

Topology control and maintenance of network connectivity are two important issues that need to be addressed in wireless networks in tactical scenarios. Topology control is more prominent with multi-interface multi-channel (MIMC) tactical mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) due to mobility of wireless nodes. The nodes in tactical mobile ad hoc networks within non-uniform transmission range require proper management, preservation and maintenance in terms of network connectivity. In this paper, we propose a K-Neigh Backbone Tree based topology control for MIMC Tactical MANETs that consists of K-Neigh Backbone Tree topology control algorithm, Backbone Tree Association algorithm, and Topology Maintenance algorithm in decentralized management mechanism. The performance and efficiency of the proposed scheme is evaluated with the QualNet simulator.