Clustering for Indoor and Dense MANETs

摘要

Clustering is the most widely used performance solution for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs), enabling their scalability for a large number of mobile nodes. The design of clustering schemes is quite complex, due to the highly dynamic topology of such networks. A numerous variety of clustering schemes have been proposed in the literature, focusing different characteristics and objectives. In this work, a new clustering scheme, designed for large cooperative environments, is proposed, namely Clustering for Indoor and Dense MANETs (CIDNET). CID-NET was evaluated featuring its stability, amount of clustered nodes and network load. Results demonstrate high and constant levels of network stability.