Distributed Client Tracker in Manet

Mobile adhoc networks (MANETs) are ideal for situations where a fixed infrastructure is unavailable or infeasible. This limitation makes MANETs unsuitable for applications such as crisis management and battlefield communications. In battlefield team members might need to work in groups or scattered in the terrain. In such terrain, intergroup communication is crucial to the team collaboration. To address this weakness, I introduce in this paper a new class of adhoc network called SAODV. Unlike conventional networks, SAODV protocol is used for the clients in the terrain, and organizing themselves into a suitable network topology to ensure good connectivity for both intraand intergroup communications. I propose a distributed client tracking solution to deal with the dynamic nature of client mobility and present techniques for dynamic topology adaptation in accordance with the mobility pattern of the clients. Simulation results indicate that AMMNET is robust against network partitioning and capable of providing high relay throughput for the mobile clients.