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Electronically Reconfigurable Antenna Terminals for Energy Efficient Routing and Propagation Path Optimization Applied to Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANET)

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In this paper, the influence of the features of the propagation channel in the performance of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANET) is studied. In order to overcome the possible propagation limitations, a particular reconfigurable multiantenna terminal configuration for MANETs is provided, along with an optimization procedure to select the proper radiation pattern at each node of the network. The adequate selection of the radiation pattern at each node lets maximize the transmission/reception capabilities of the wireless network, depending on the propagation channel features and their evolution in time. In addition, a modified routing strategy is proposed, based on the existence of an alternative route at each node, provided that the main one is not available because of propagation issues or incidences in the network.

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Acknowledgments

This work has been supported by a PYR-2014 GENIL project (PYR-2014-CEB09-0010/MICINN), and the CEI BioTIC. The simulations in Figs. 1 and 2 have been elaborated using CST Microwave Studio under cooperation agreement between CST and Technical University of Madrid.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Computer Technology- CITIC, University of Granada, 18071 , Granada, Spain

    José Luis Padilla

  2. Department of Signal Theory, Telematics and Communications – CITIC, University of Granada, 18071 , Granada, Spain

    Pablo Padilla

  3. Radiation Group, Department of Signal, Systems and Radiocommunications, Technical University of Madrid, 28040 , Madrid, Spain

    Pablo Padilla

  4. Department of Computer and Telematic Systems Engineering, University of Extremadura, 06800 , Mérida, Spain

    Juan F. Valenzuela-Valdés

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Padilla, J.L., Padilla, P. & Valenzuela-Valdés, J.F. Electronically Reconfigurable Antenna Terminals for Energy Efficient Routing and Propagation Path Optimization Applied to Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANET). Wireless Pers Commun 79, 509–525 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-014-1870-4

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