Estimation of Network Partition Problem in Mobile Ad hoc Network
Varaprasad Golla
Journal of Networking Technology, Vol. 4, No. 4, 2013.
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Link: http://www.dline.info/jnt/fulltext/v4n4/4.pdf
Abstract:
A node cannot communicate with others due to the network partition. The network partition can occur when the nodes are separated by themselves as groups with a critical link/ node fails. In this paper, I proposed a new routing model for mobile ad hoc networks to detect the critical link and network partition. In order to predict the network partition/critical link, the proposed model uses the information like the node location and node signal strength. The proposed model has been simulated using NS-2.334 with the help of 100 nodes. It has been compared with the reference-point-group-mobility model and reference-velocity-group-mobility model in terms of node density, size of network partition and number of active nodes participating in the network. The simulation results are proved that the proposed model has reduced the average number of network partition sizes. It increases the average number of active nodes participating in the network.