RIS ID

26204

Publication Details

Abolhasan, M., Hagelstein, B., Wang, J., Franklin, D. R., Safaei, F. & Wysocki, T. A. (2008). Development and performance evaluation of a flexible, low cost MANET. International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (pp. 1-6). Gold Coast, QLD: IEEE.

Abstract

Performance evaluations of multi-hop ad hoc network routing protocols have been primarily conducted through analytic and simulation-based studies, which frequently fail to accurately predict real-world performance and behaviour. One reason for this is the challenge in developing low cost, representative test beds with the degree of flexibility and mobility required. We have developed a Portable Wireless Ad hoc Node (PWAN) device which establishes multi-hop routes using the OLSR routing protocol. The PWAN’s performance has been investigated using two test bed configurations to evaluate its capacity under conditions of high node density in a short-range, multi-hop environment. Our results illustrate that such networks are capable of providing high quality connections when traffic density is low. However, the network link quality deteriorates dramatically as the traffic level increases, and the network topology becomes unstable until the traffic level is reduced.

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Link to publisher version (DOI)

http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICSPCS.2008.4813669