A TEST Frame Application Technique for Improving Data Communication and Topology Update Function in Ad-Hoc Tactical Wireless Networks

You, Ji-Sang; Baek, In-Cheol

Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology 2007;10(1):44-54.

Ji-Sang You, In-Cheol Baek

Ad-Hoc 전술 무선 통신망에서 데이터 통신 및 토폴로지 갱신 기능 향상을 위한 TEST 프레임 적용 기법

유지상, 백인철

국방과학연구소

Abstract

In the military field, according to the MIL-STD-188-220, which is an Ad-Hoc communication protocol used for sending out or receiving data and voice smoothly among nodes in the situation that wireless communication nodes move arbitrarily, data communication is cut off because nodes can not know topology changes perpetually in the link disconnection state due to node movement in the case that transmitters do not confirm whether data is delivered to receivers or not, and transmit only the data having routine precedence continuously. In order to solve this problem, we have proposed the technique that makes efficient data communication possible by achieving a rapid topology change detection and link information update using TEST frame. We have analyzed TEST frame application effects in the two aspects of the topology update delay time and the data transmission success ratio.

Key Words: MIL-STD-188-220 Protocol, Ad-Hoc Networks, TEST Frame, Topology Update, Topology Update Delay Time, Data Transmission Success Ratio