Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities. 11th International Conference, TRIDENTCOM 2016, Hangzhou, China, June 14-15, 2016, Revised Selected Papers

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Distance and Cooperation Based Broadcast in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-49580-4_16,
        author={Xinxin Liu and Yanping Yu and Yuanyan Zheng and Dongsheng Ning and Xiaoyan Wang},
        title={Distance and Cooperation Based Broadcast in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks},
        proceedings={Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities. 11th International Conference, TRIDENTCOM 2016, Hangzhou, China, June 14-15, 2016, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={TRIDENTCOM},
        year={2017},
        month={1},
        keywords={Wireless ad hoc networks Broadcasting Distance and corporation based broadcasting},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-319-49580-4_16}
    }
    
  • Xinxin Liu
    Yanping Yu
    Yuanyan Zheng
    Dongsheng Ning
    Xiaoyan Wang
    Year: 2017
    Distance and Cooperation Based Broadcast in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
    TRIDENTCOM
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-49580-4_16
Xinxin Liu1,*, Yanping Yu1,*, Yuanyan Zheng1,*, Dongsheng Ning1,*, Xiaoyan Wang1,*
  • 1: Zhejiang Gongshang University
*Contact email: liumickey@126.com, yuyanping@zjgsu.edu.cn, 470309041@qq.com, 95688033@qq.com, 806161048@qq.com

Abstract

Broadcasting is one of common data dissemination techniques in wireless ad hoc networks. Thus, it is critical to improve the broadcast efficiency. Flooding, which is simple but has reliable coverage, results in high broadcast redundancy, channel contending and message collision when the network is densely distributed. In this paper, a new broadcast algorithm named as distance and cooperation based broadcast (DCBB) is proposed. In DCBB, four neighbor nodes at most are determined to forward broadcast packets based on the number of neighbors and the distance between neighbors. Redundancy can be reduced by limiting the number of relay nodes. And, through the time-division forwarding scheme, channel contending is reduced and the network utilization is improved effectively. Moreover, due to the limited number of relay nodes, DCBB saves energy of nodes and prolongs the network lifetime. The simulation results show that DCBB achieves higher reachability and lower retransmitted ratio compared to dynamic probabilistic broadcasting algorithms (DP). Meanwhile, the average maximum end-to-end delay is significantly decreased. Therefore, DCBB is applicable to densely distributed network environment.