138 ◾ Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: Current Status and Future Trends
Applying the FDVB concept on the top of the generic ad hoc network model, the multiplica-
tive metric is represented by
m i j c c c
M
k l
M
M
kl
kl
ij
F O
O
O O
e e e
S
O
S
S
( , )
,
=
−
∈
−
−
α
α
α
SO S or S O k lk l k l
k l
,, _ _ ,
,
∈∈ ∈ ∈ ∈
∀ (5.61)
where c
O
is the connectivity of a link (k, l) when the node mobility is zero (M
kl
= 0),
O
S
is the
connectivity of a link (k, l) between smart nodes when the node mobility is zero (M
kl
= 0), n is
the number of links (k, l) on the path (i, j), α is the slope factor representing the dependency with
mobility in the connectivity function of the link (k, l) between ordinary nodes, α
S
is the slope
factor representing the dependency with mobility in the connect ...