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Improving Network Connectivity in Ad Hoc Networks Using Particle Swarm Optimization and Agents

In: Wireless Network Design

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  • Abdullah Konak

    (Penn State Berks)

  • Orhan Dengiz

    (DnD Technical Solutions)

  • Alice E. Smith

    (Auburn University)

Abstract

In a mobile ad hoc network (MANET) the nodes can serve as both routers and hosts and can forward packets on behalf of other nodes in the network. This functionality allows the MANET to form an instant, autonomous telecommunication network without an existing infrastructure or a central network control. This chapter introduces a dynamic MANET management system to improve network connectivity by using controlled network nodes called agents. Agents have predefined wireless communication capabilities similar to the other nodes in the MANET. However, the agents’ movements, and thus their locations, are dynamically determined to optimize network connectivity. A particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is used to choose optimal locations of the agents during each time step of network operation.

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  • Abdullah Konak & Orhan Dengiz & Alice E. Smith, 2011. "Improving Network Connectivity in Ad Hoc Networks Using Particle Swarm Optimization and Agents," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Jeff Kennington & Eli Olinick & Dinesh Rajan (ed.), Wireless Network Design, chapter 0, pages 247-267, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-1-4419-6111-2_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6111-2_11
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