The frequent change of network topology in mobile ad-hoc network leads to the stability and reliability problems of routing. Many routing schemes such as multi-path routing and backup path routing are proposed to increase the link reliability. Multi-path routing protocols usually concentrate on load balancing or disjoint routing. However, the problem of packet loss caused by re-routing from the...

Wireless ad-hoc networks are characterized by the lack of infrastructure, use of wireless links with limited bandwidth and frequent topological changes. On-demand multipath routing in wireless ad-hoc networks is effective in providing resilience to route failures and to successful load balancing. Previous work shows that on-demand multipath routing protocols achieve lower end-to-end delay, rout...

Since wireless mesh networks are ad-hoc in nature, many routing protocols used for ad-hoc networks like AODV are also used for wireless mesh networks by considering only the shortest route to destination. Since data transfer in wireless mesh networks is to and from the AP, these protocols lead to congested routes and overloaded APs. To reduce congestion, the routing protocols such as traffic ba...

Directional antennas have great potential such as high spatial reuse and range extension. To fully exploit the benefits of directional antennas in ad hoc networks, efficient routing protocols as well as MAC schemes are to be considered. This paper proposes Load-Aware Directional Routing (LADR) to establish routes with fewer loads. Each node maintains current load information for each beam. In L...

A recent survey [1] has indicated an increasing usage of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route selection for interAutonomous System (AS) Traffic Engineering (TE) in response to changes in network conditions [2] such as traffic load and link capacities. The objective of inter-AS outbound TE is to control the flow of traffic exiting an AS, through optimal BGP route selection [3], so as to optimize ...

The distance vector routing protocol satisfies the following property. If this protocol is used to route a sequence of data messages from a source to a destination, then these data messages will follow the same shortest-distance path from the source to the destination. In this paper, we show how to modify this protocol, without adding new messages, in order to satisfy the following load balanci...

A suburban ad-hoc network (SAHN) aims to provide an inexpensive, secure, broadband, cooperative network using wireless technology. There exists a plethora of ad-hoc wireless routing solutions designed to route efficiently in mobile environments. Due to the quasi-static nature of the SAHN, existing solutions may not meet its requirements without proper optimizations. In this paper we have outlin...

This paper presents Flow-Aware Routing Protocol (FARP), a new routing strategy designed to improve load balancing and scalability in mobile ad hoc networks. FARP is a hop-by-hop routing protocol, which introduces a flow-aware route discovery strategy to reduce the number of control overheads propagating through the network and distributes the flow of data through least congested nodes to balanc...