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A framework for inter-domain routing in virtual coordinate based mobile networks

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Routing is considered to be one the most challenging problems in mobile ad hoc networks. It has been shown that the use of virtual coordinates or identifiers for efficient routing and data management has several advantages compared to classical topology control techniques based on pre-defined addresses or geographical coordinates. However, these advantages only hold for single domain networks with limited mobility. In a previous paper, we discussed the challenges arising from using virtual coordinates for routing (to a particular destination ID or to indexed data or resources) in mobile networks in multi-domain network scenarios. We developed a solution by managing data with a distributed hash table scheme. Based on our virtual cord protocol, we then implemented inter-domain routing using appropriate indirections. That approach, however, was still limited in finding efficient routes over multiple transit networks. In this paper, we extend that work by defining a framework for optimized inter-domain routing. In particular, we investigate the use of ant colony optimization for optimizing routes between multiple network domains. We show how distributed routing tables can be created and maintained and we outline a heuristic for finding candidate routes. Simulation experiments confirm the efficiency of the selected routes both on a intra and on a inter-domain level.

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  1. The term inter-domain routing in MANETs has been coined in [8] and has frequently been used since. More correct would be inter-MANET routing as there are no autonomous systems in the classical meaning of internet BGP routing.

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Our work has been partially supported by the BaCaTec project “support for inter-domain routing and data replication in virtual coordinate based networks”.

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    Falko Dressler

  2. Network Research Lab, Department of Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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This paper, in which we primarily focus on the applicability of ACO for efficient inter-domain routing in MANETs, is an extended version of work presented at ICC 2010 and at BIONETICS 2010.

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Dressler, F., Gerla, M. A framework for inter-domain routing in virtual coordinate based mobile networks. Wireless Netw 19, 1611–1626 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-013-0554-4

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