TITLE:
Topology Control for Ad-Hoc Networks: A Comprehensive Review for Table Driven and On-Demand Routing Protocols
AUTHORS:
Jeferson Wilian de Godoy Stênico, Lee Luan Ling
KEYWORDS:
Ad-Hoc; Distributed Protocols; On-Demand Protocols; Routing Tables
JOURNAL NAME:
Communications and Network,
Vol.5 No.3,
August
9,
2013
ABSTRACT: Routing on ad-hoc network has become a
major research issue among the networking communities due to its increasing
complexity and the surge of challenging problems. One major factor contributing
to this tendency is that every terminal of an ad-hoc network is also
functioning as a network router. In this paper we provide a comprehensive
review about the principles and mechanisms of routing protocols used in ad-hoc
networks. For comparison purposes, we discuss some relevant technical issues of
two well-known routing strategies, namely On-Demand (Proactive routing) and Table-Driven
(Reactive routing). In particular, focus our attention on two major and well-known
routing protocols: AODV (Ad-hoc On-Demand Distance Vector Protocol) and OLSR
(Optimized Link State Routing Protocol). Our study has no intention
to suggest any definite solution for any ad-hoc network, because it is the case
depending on dictated by the nature and varying factors of networks. Instead, we
demonstrate our major perception and describe general models that may assist us
while modeling a given network.