Fragmentation and assimilation of ad-hoc networks using the ANTop protocol

Abstract

The ANTop (Adjacent Network Topology) is a distributed and decentralized protocol for ad-hoc networks. It is based on a hypercube address space where the nodes names are mapped to assure their adjacency, allowing greedy routing protocols to find the optimum route. A distributed mechanism, to match real names to the network address, is implemented by distributed hashing tables. In this work we address the partition and assimilation networks problems, to complete the functionalities of ANTop, and we also provide a complete implementation for Linux systems.

Keywords

• redes ad-hoc
• IoT
• Internet