Modelling collaborative motion in mobile ad hoc networks

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis, a pricing mechanism to stimulate cooperation between nodes inad hoc networks is explored. The model incorporates incentives for users toact as transit nodes and carry the traffic between other nodes on multi-hoppaths, and to be rewarded with their own ability to send traffic. The thesisinvestigates the consequences of this pricing model by means of simulation ofa network and illustrates the way in which network resources are allocated tousers according to their geographical position. Moreover, since modelling nodemovements is an important aspect in ad hoc network simulation, a collectivemobility model, the adaptive mobility model, is used to maximise the areacoverage of the nodes.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University