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On Mass-Spring System Implementation in Cluster-Based MANETs for Natural Disaster Applications

Authors:
Francisco Eduardo Balart-Sanchez
Luis Fernando Gutierrez-Preciado
Jose Francisco Cervantes-Alvarez

Keywords: MANETs; self-organization; cluster-based algorithms; Mass-Spring; Disaster Area

Abstract:
Communication after natural disasters is paramount. Disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis leave the affected area reachable only to wireless devices. In such conditions, Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) play a critical role. The issue of MANETs communication backbone can be addressed by self-organized cluster-based algorithms. The virtual backbone will maintain an efficient communication on the MANET, adapting to the dynamic topology changes thanks to its self-organized nature. Nevertheless, they do not take into account the node's mobility. If a node moves away from its neighboring nodes, connectivity will be lost and thus, network segmentation will occur. Therefore, it is fundamental to maintain the connectivity and the communication between nodes while exploring the area. In this paper, we propose the application of a mass-spring system on the Energy-Efficient Self-Organized Algorithm (EESOA) for Disaster Area applications. Results will show that our proposal performs best when deployment of MANET's nodes is dense while maintaining a connected network.

Pages: 1 to 10

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2020

Publication date: October 18, 2020

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4219

ISBN: 978-1-61208-794-8

Location: Porto, Porugal

Dates: from October 18, 2020 to October 22, 2020