Protocols for Highly-dynamic Airborne Networks

Abstract

End-to-end communication in highly-dynamic airborne networks is challenging due to the presence of highly mobile nodes and the inherent nature of wireless communication channels. Domain-specific protocols are required that can address these challenges and enable reliable transmission of data in this environment. We develop the ANTP (airborne network and transport protocols) suite that operates in this highly-dynamic environment while utilising cross-layer optimisations between the physical, MAC, network, and transport layers. We show how each component in the ANTP suite outperforms the traditional TCP/IP and MANET protocols through simulation using ns-3. Having verified these protocols through simulation and analysis, the next step towards deployment of the ANTP suite is developing a cross-platform implementation of the protocols. Towards this end we present an architecture for the protocol stack to be implemented in the Python programming language.

Meeting Name

18th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, MobiCom 2012 (2012: Aug. 22-26, Istanbul, Turkey)

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sponsor(s)

United States. Department of Defense
International Foundation for Telemetering

Keywords and Phrases

Airborne Mobile Wireless Network; DTN (Disruption-Tolerant Network); MANET; Ns-3 Simulation; Python Implementation

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-1-4503-1159-5

Print OCLC #

813250678

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2012 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2012

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