A Design of Wide Area MANET by Dynamic Linkage with IP-Based Infrastructure

Yoshikage OCHI  Kazuhiko KINOSHITA  Hideki TODE  Koso MURAKAMI 

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications  Vol.E92-B  No.3  pp.889-897
Publication Date: 2009/03/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1345
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: PAPER
Category: Network
Keyword: 
MANET,  IP-based infrastructure,  AODV, 

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Summary: 
In this paper, we propose a new method using dynamic linkage with IP-based infrastructure to compose a wide-area MANET. The proposed method extends AODV and enables searches for destinations in the IP-based infrastructure. The proposed method settles the low scalability problem by creating shortcuts in the IP network. In addition, to overcome the geographical dependence problem, the proposed method connects terminals that are out of radio range with each other by using the IP-based infrastructure. In this way, the proposed method can flexibly establish a wide-area MANET that is scalable and free from geographical constraint.