OLSR-R^3: Optimised link state routing with reactive route recovery

Jerry Chun-Ping Wang, University of Wollongong
Farzad Safaei, University of Wollongong
Mehran Abolhasan, University of Wollongong
Daniel R. Franklin, University of Wollongong

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Wang, J., Abolhasan, M., Franklin, D. R. & Safaei, F. (2009). OLSR-R^3: Optimised link state routing with reactive route recovery. Proceedings of the 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communication (APCC 2009) (pp. 359-362). USA: IEEE.

Abstract

The Optimised Link State Routing (OLSR) is a proactive routing protocol which relies on periodical broadcast of routing packets. However, due to the one-to-many relationship of broadcast traffic, the delivery of these packets can not be guaranteed by underlying MAC protocol, particularly in a congested condition. In this paper, the possible routing pathologies and failures of OLSR in a congested network are explored. In addition, a hybrid routing protocol which integrates OLSR with Reactive Route Recovery (OLSR-R3) is proposed to rectify the erratic routing behaviour described in this paper. Simulation studies are presented which show that the proposed solution is effective in addressing the underlining problems.