A Dynamic Resource Allocation Protocol: Device to Device Communication For MANETs

Force-Based Self-Organizing MANET/FANET with a UAV Swarm

“…This has the potential to make wireless networks flexible and more resilient to failures [1]. Due to this potential, MANETs are currently deployed in commercial [2,3], as well as in military [2,4,5], and in civil [6,7] security [8] applications and have spawned specialized sub-fields such as Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) [2,[9][10][11].…”

“…The dynamic and continuously evolving nature of wireless ad hoc networks that make use of mobile routers or relays is a driving factor in their usability and success. It is, however, also posing challenges as the dynamic topology of the network requires continuous re-evaluation of the routing within the network [3,5]. The less the nodes are acting predictably, the more robust a network will have to be if it is to ensure connectivity at all times [12,13].…”

“…IoT devices, whether in a home automation setting or an industrial environment, often need to communicate and collaborate dynamically [29,31]. Especially when some of the IoT devices are mobile [30] or only sporadically active, MANETs can dynamically adapt to the applications' needs effectively [5,29]. This can be achieved by, e.g., allowing devices to form and manage their own networks as they come into and move out of each other's communication range.…”

“…This can be achieved by, e.g., allowing devices to form and manage their own networks as they come into and move out of each other's communication range. In this context, Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) [2,[9][10][11] deserve special attention: with increasing vehicular autonomy, interconnecting the individual vehicles enables them to share information [22,32], to allocate available resources [5,28] and to collaborate when navigating in close proximity. VANETs [9][10][11] rely on the principles of MANETs to communicate among themselves and with other elements of the transport infrastructure.…”

“…As research progresses, the development of innovative solutions to these challenges will continue to drive the evolution and adoption of MANETs across various domains. At this point, MANETs are a thriving area of research [5,12,13,17,29,30,33] and have become a fundamental contribution to modern wireless communications technologies [12,13,33]. As increased users carry mobile devices with them, the need for network flexibility grows.…”