INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATION NODE OBJECT BEACON FRAMEWORK (ICBF) WITH TEMPORAL TRANSITION NETWORK PROTOCOL (TTNP) IN A MOBILE AD HOC NETWORK

摘要

The mobile ad hoc network includes a plurality of wireless mobile nodes (12) and a plurality of wireless communication links (14) connecting the nodes together. A method for managing and controlling the discovery and maintenance of routes in the network includes transmitting beacon signals from each mobile node, determining a node or group condition at each mobile node, and varying the beacon signals based upon the determined node/group condition. Route tables are built and updated at each mobile node with a first one of proactive and reactive route discovery processes to define routes in the network. The beacon signals are received and node/group condition information is stored at each node. Route stability over time is predicted based upon the node/group condition information, and when predicted route stability reaches a first transition parameter the method switches to a second one of the proactive and reactive route discovery processes.