Content and Cell Based Predictive Routing (CCPR) Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Abstract

With the popularity of mobile safety-critical applications, there is an increasing need for developing routing protocols with improved predictability and reliability for the mobile ad hoc networks. This paper proposes a Content and Cell based Predictive Routing (CCPR) protocol, which facilitates safety-critical applications in mobile environments. CCPR exploits the publisher/subscriber model in route discovery procedures to constraint the flooding of control packets. Cells are used in routing path construction instead of individual nodes. Together with proactive and local route maintenance, CCPR improve the predictability of packets forwarding.