Distributed information forwarding using delay function in wireless mobile networks

Abstract

In this work, we propose a new routing control related information forwarding scheme using delay functions. Each packet experiences some forwarding delay at every single node where the packet traverses. We first propose a conservative delay function from strict end-to-end delay bound and then relax it step by step. At the end, we consider a cross-layer delay function which is a even more realistic and practical. We show its performance by simulation in mesh networks. This scheme is useful in relatively dynamic networks. © 2009 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.