Autonomic Intelligence Evolved Cooperative Networking

Chapter 5Node Level Routing Mechanisms

5.1 Introduction

Following the previous chapter, where the notion of function level relaying techniques was analysed, starting with the developments related to both conventional relaying and cooperative relaying, advanced with the rationale behind the related fixed deployment concepts, to eventually prepare the ground for the introduction of approaches compliant with the mobile deployment concept, orchestrated by the Autonomic Cooperative Behaviour, the time has come to progress further with the node level routing mechanisms. The description is opened with the pertinent workings of the Optimised Link State Routing protocol, where special emphasis is laid on the experimentation-related version thereof. First, the functional and structural characteristics are analysed in more detail, translating generally into the field of applicability and the assumed messaging structure. Not only is the proactivity of the Optimised Link State Routing protocol underlined as being highly relevant to the mobile ad hoc network scenarios that are predominantly of interest, but its inherent multi-point relay station selection heuristics is presented, incorporating certain small alignments in light of its pivotal role in the concept of the Autonomic Intelligence Evolved Cooperative Networking. Additionally, the information storage repositories are scrutinised to provide the necessary context for further developments, and to introduce new elements such as the ...