An Alternative Paradigm for Routing in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
October 2004
John A. Stine, The MITRE Corporation
ABSTRACT
We propose a new paradigm for routing in ad hoc
networks based on the collection and dissemination of
node states. This paradigm assumes nodes have location
awareness and can measure the received signal strength of
incoming transmissions. Thus, nodes can discover the
pathloss in their environment. This information along with
other information relevant to the node is combined into a
node's state that is disseminated throughout the network.
This state information not only supports all nodes discovering
the network's topology but provides the very information
that makes network management, network engineering,
traffic engineering, and spectrum management
feasible. The contribution of this summary is a brief description
of how the node state routing (NSR)1 paradigm
enables these management and engineering capabilities.
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