A Forwarding Cooperation Protocol for Plain and Cluster-based Ad Hoc Networks

In ad hoc networks, due to the lack of a dedicated network infrastructure, members have to collaborate ones with the others to support the basic networking functions that allowthem to communicate. The main challenge of this model iscombating the intrinsic selfish behavior of the participants,which a...

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Main Authors: Helena Rifa-Pous, Jordi Herrera-Joancomarti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Croatian Communications and Information Society (CCIS) 2008-03-01
Series:Journal of Communications Software and Systems
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Online Access:https://jcomss.fesb.unist.hr/index.php/jcomss/article/view/231
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description In ad hoc networks, due to the lack of a dedicated network infrastructure, members have to collaborate ones with the others to support the basic networking functions that allowthem to communicate. The main challenge of this model iscombating the intrinsic selfish behavior of the participants,which are usually equipped with handheld and mobile devices with limited resources. In this paper, a forwarding protocol is presented that stimulates the cooperation through a mechanism that combines both credit and reputation-based solutions. A micropayment protocol is used to charge and reward the applier and forwarders of a transmission respectively. The credits obtained for collaboration not only are a mean to pay for network services, but are a symbol of the cooperative range of a node. Using this information, the presented model benefits most cooperative nodes with preferential transmission channels and a higher quality of service. The model is suited for plain and cluster-based ad hoc networks.
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spelling doaj.art-a8b0106db008470287dfe58c677f6b112022-12-21T18:52:36ZengCroatian Communications and Information Society (CCIS)Journal of Communications Software and Systems1845-64211846-60792008-03-0141312A Forwarding Cooperation Protocol for Plain and Cluster-based Ad Hoc NetworksHelena Rifa-PousJordi Herrera-JoancomartiIn ad hoc networks, due to the lack of a dedicated network infrastructure, members have to collaborate ones with the others to support the basic networking functions that allowthem to communicate. The main challenge of this model iscombating the intrinsic selfish behavior of the participants,which are usually equipped with handheld and mobile devices with limited resources. In this paper, a forwarding protocol is presented that stimulates the cooperation through a mechanism that combines both credit and reputation-based solutions. A micropayment protocol is used to charge and reward the applier and forwarders of a transmission respectively. The credits obtained for collaboration not only are a mean to pay for network services, but are a symbol of the cooperative range of a node. Using this information, the presented model benefits most cooperative nodes with preferential transmission channels and a higher quality of service. The model is suited for plain and cluster-based ad hoc networks.https://jcomss.fesb.unist.hr/index.php/jcomss/article/view/231Multihop ad hoc networkscooperationforwardingpaymentclusters
spellingShingle Helena Rifa-Pous
Jordi Herrera-Joancomarti
A Forwarding Cooperation Protocol for Plain and Cluster-based Ad Hoc Networks
Journal of Communications Software and Systems
Multihop ad hoc networks
cooperation
forwarding
payment
clusters
title A Forwarding Cooperation Protocol for Plain and Cluster-based Ad Hoc Networks
title_full A Forwarding Cooperation Protocol for Plain and Cluster-based Ad Hoc Networks
title_fullStr A Forwarding Cooperation Protocol for Plain and Cluster-based Ad Hoc Networks
title_full_unstemmed A Forwarding Cooperation Protocol for Plain and Cluster-based Ad Hoc Networks
title_short A Forwarding Cooperation Protocol for Plain and Cluster-based Ad Hoc Networks
title_sort forwarding cooperation protocol for plain and cluster based ad hoc networks
topic Multihop ad hoc networks
cooperation
forwarding
payment
clusters
url https://jcomss.fesb.unist.hr/index.php/jcomss/article/view/231
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