Push-Pull Distributed Movement Algorithm toy An Optimized Coverage of Mobile Base Station in Topology-less Wireless Networks

  • Unhawiwat, Mallika (School of Information Technology & Management Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology Thammasat University) ;
  • Wipusitwarakun, Komwut (School of Information Technology & Management Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology Thammasat University)
  • Published : 2002.07.01

Abstract

Much recent attention on wireless technologies s put on topology-less wireless network, in which all nodes an be mobile and can communicate over wireless links, due to its ease of deployment, high flexibility and low expenses. One key in topology-less wireless network is mobile base stations (MBSs), which provides access points or mobile terminals (MTs) to wireless backbone network. MBSs can move to anywhere in accordance with changes in geographical distribution of MTs. They serve as dynamic odes. However, in order to utilize network resources and take full advantage of this topology-less network, MBSs must move to suitable position according to the current tate of network use. Moreover, MBSs have to consider the distance among them to avoid the crash and gap area of MBSs. Therefore, this paper proposes MBS movement algorithm by implementing push-pull method to fulfill the corporation of MBSs and considering the center of covered MTs or centroid to satisfy the MT coverage. From the simulation results, the proposed algorithm increases the performance of system when comparing with the centroid-based algoriom〔7〕, such as coverage area, MT coverage and call drops rate.

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