Regional IP Allocation Techniques Using Drones

Abstract

Drones, which were initially developed for military applications, have recently been studied and applied to various fields. In this paper, we propose a DANET algorithm that uses a large number of drones to build a wireless communication network infrastructure, and in situations where communication is not possible, such as in disaster areas, we propose a DANET algorithm that uses drones to form a network so that nodes that want to join the network can efficiently acquire IP addresses without collision. In a DANET, a pool of IP addresses is gradually passed to the drones in the next zone in blocks, and the drones in each zone distribute IPs to newly joining nodes, thereby increasing the IP address allocation rate and reducing the IP allocation time to form a temporary but efficient network. Drones assign their own IP addresses through simple Request and Response message exchanges with land-based stations or M-Droin (Mother Droin) in the divided zones that can assign IP addresses. Therefore, DANET can completely eliminate the process of IP collision avoidance (Duplicate Address Detection) and the process of network separation or integration caused by the movement of ships. This paper presents a new possibility for building wireless network infrastructure in unconnected areas such as disaster areas by performing simulations under various conditions to verify the applicability of DANET.