A Routing Protocol for Improving Node Survivability in Tactical Ad-hoc Network

Kim, Young-An; Park, Gun-Woo

doi:2013.16.1.56

J. KIMS Technol > Volume 16(1); 2013 > Article

Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology 2013;16(1):56-64.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9766/KIMST.2013.16.1.056

A Routing Protocol for Improving Node Survivability in Tactical Ad-hoc Network

Young-An Kim, Gun-Woo Park

¹Korea National Defense University
²Joint Force Military University

전술 Ad-hoc 네트워크에서 노드 생존성 향상을 위한 프로토콜 설계

김영안, 박건우

¹국방대학교
²합동군사대학교

Abstract

TICN, a next-generation tactical communication network based on a wireless network, acts as the backbone of the whole network. TICN requires the routing which takes both survivability of passage, reliability, and safety of wireless link into consideration. A tactical network like TICN may maintain the passage for just a short period of time due to topology's frequent changes; In this process all nodes, dependent on batteries for their necessary energy, are restricted by batteries' durability in due course. To overcome this shortcoming, the up-to-date protocols consider only either of diminishing or balancing out energy consumptions. Thus there was a limitation to enhancing both throughput and energy efficiency. The thesis proposes a protocol which regards both throughput and energy efficiency, and enhances node survivability by means of minimizing and balancing energy consumption of the whole network. The protocol brings out an improvement in throughput and makes each node's energy usage more effective.

Key Words: TICN, Tactical Ad-hoc Network, Throughput, Node Survivability, Energy Efficiency