Autonomous Flying Ad-Hoc Networks

1Research Perspectives of Various Routing Protocols for Flying Ad Hoc Networks (FANETs)

Kanthavel R.¹, Adline Freeda R.², Anju A.², Dhaya R.¹* and Frank Vijay³

¹School of Electrical and Communication Engineering, The Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea

²Department of Information Technology, KCG College of Technology, Chennai, India

³Department of CSE, SRM Eswari Engineering College, Chennai, India

Abstract

Flying ad hoc networks (FANETs) are a novel type of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) in which the nodes are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This definition states that only multi-UAV systems may establish a FANET, while single-UAV systems are ineligible. However, not all multi-UAV systems come together to form a FANET. The industry has begun to pay more attention to FANETs as a result of the extensive use of MANETs. Ad hoc networks include routing technologies as a crucial component. The high-speed mobility of nodes makes FANET routing technology more difficult to implement. When conventional ad hoc networks or MANETs are unable to communicate, FANETs can gather data quickly and accurately. The FANET has recently gained popularity as a study topic due to the growth of UAV communication and is now widely employed in both military and public sectors due to its distinct advantages. The FANET is a unique class of networks made up of UAV nodes that can be utilized to carry out data transport under specific uncommon conditions. The crucial element ...