An on-demand clustering mechanism for hierarchical routing protocol in ad hoc networks

Chuanhe Huang*, Yuanyuan Zhang, Xiaohua Jia, Wenming Shi, Yong Cheng, Hao Zhou

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

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Abstract

Clustering is widely used in Ad hoc networks. The most important function of clustering is to provide management of large networks and assign the channel effectively. To maintain the hierarchical topology, the existing clustering mechanisms bring a lot of communication due to movement of the mobility and disappearance of nodes in the network, so there is vast control overhead. To avoid the problem, an on-demand clustering routing protocol (OCRP) is proposed. It eliminates the phase for clustering, and merges this phase with data transmission phase. OCRP adds a field for every data packet to identify five clustering states. Each node analyzes the clustering state field in the received packets, and decides how to switch its own clustering state. © 2006 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2006 International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, WiCOM 2006
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event2006 International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, WiCOM 2006 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 22 Sept 200629 Sept 2006

Conference

Conference2006 International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, WiCOM 2006
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period22/09/0629/09/06

Research Keywords

  • Clustering
  • Clustering state
  • Control overhead
  • Hierarchical routing

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