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We approach the problem of load balancing for wireless multi-hop networks by distributed optimisation. We implement an approximation algorithm for minimising the maximum network congestion as a modification to the DSR routing protocol. The algorithm is based on shortest-path computations that are integrated into the DSR route discovery and maintenance process. The resulting Balanced Multipath Source Routing (BMSR) protocol does not need to disseminate global information throughout the network. Our simulations with the ns2 simulator show a gain of 14% to 69% in the throughput, depending on the setup, compared to DSR for a high network load.
This research was supported by the Academy of Finland under grants 209300 (ACSENT) and 206235 (ANNE).
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Schumacher, A., Haanpää, H., Schaeffer, S.E., Orponen, P. (2006). Load Balancing by Distributed Optimisation in Ad Hoc Networks. In: Cao, J., Stojmenovic, I., Jia, X., Das, S.K. (eds) Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks. MSN 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4325. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11943952_73
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