A Geographic Packet Forwarding Approach in 3D Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Abstract

In high dynamic 3D mobile ad hoc network, the mobility of node is the main factor that causes the topology change and the route instability. In this paper, we proposed a novel geographic forwarding approach based on node mobility features (FBMF) and selection of the relay node via distributed cooperation among receivers for highly dynamic 3D Ad hoc networks. Node mobility features are defined as the mobility factor which considers not only the individual node mobility but also the relative mobility of the other node. The proposed forwarding approach make use of node mobility features to select relay node. Simulation results show that compared with other methods, the proposed approach is more efficient in terms of packet delivery ratio and end-to-end delay, in other words, the stability of route is promoted in the highly dynamic mobile environment.