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Performance enhancement of mobile ad hoc networks using nodal cooperation

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.WICON2008.4913,
    author={Santosh  Kulkarni and Pratap S.  Prasad and Prathima  Agrawal},
    title={Performance enhancement of mobile ad hoc networks using nodal cooperation},
    proceedings={4th International ICST Conference on Wireless Internet},
    publisher={ICST},
    proceedings_a={WICON},
    year={2010},
    month={5},
    keywords={WLAN Cooperation Mobility},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.WICON2008.4913}
}
  • Santosh Kulkarni
    Pratap S. Prasad
    Prathima Agrawal
    Year: 2010
    Performance enhancement of mobile ad hoc networks using nodal cooperation
    WICON
    ICST
    DOI: 10.4108/ICST.WICON2008.4913
Santosh Kulkarni1,*, Pratap S. Prasad2,*, Prathima Agrawal2,*
  • 1: Computer Science and Software Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
  • 2: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
*Contact email: santosh@auburn.edu, prasaps@auburn.edu, pagrawal@eng.auburn.edu

Abstract

Mobility is known to drastically affect the performance of wireless ad hoc networks. Link breakages resulting from node mobility are among the primary causes leading to degradation in network performance. Recent research on cooperative communication demonstrates that spatial diversity achieved through cooperating nodes can significantly improve the performance of wireless networks. In this paper, we investigate the impact of introducing nodal cooperation to mitigate the adverse effects of mobility on network performance. Results show that utilizing a cooperative MAC sub-layer helps in improving the network's performance even when the participating nodes are mobile.

Keywords
WLAN Cooperation Mobility
Published
2010-05-16
Publisher
ICST
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.WICON2008.4913
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