Development of an Adaptive Routing Algorithm in MANET

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

“…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]. Research into adaptive routing algorithms for dynamic topologies has received a lot of attention in the literature [14][15][16][17]. In a more recent development, drone technology comes into play: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly considered to be platforms for the routers of a Flying Ad Hoc Network (FANET) [1][2][3]6,18].…”

“…As nodes in a MANET are inherently (potentially) mobile, the network topology can change rapidly and unpredictably. This presents challenges that, e.g., require novel routing protocols [12,17,30,33] capable of addressing this new complexity to ensure reliable and efficient communication between nodes.…”

“…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.…”

“…This can cause path breakages and result in intermittent connectivity, complicating the process of routing data between nodes. Designing adaptive routing protocols [17,30] that can quickly react to such changes is a non-trivial task, requiring advanced algorithms and efficient network management strategies [12].…”