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Chapter 11<br />

Improving <strong>Network</strong> Connectivity in Ad Hoc<br />

<strong>Network</strong>s Using Particle Swarm <strong>Optimization</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> Agents<br />

Abdullah Konak, Orhan Dengiz, <strong>and</strong> Alice E. Smith<br />

Abstract In a mobile ad hoc network (MANET) the nodes can serve as both routers<br />

<strong>and</strong> hosts <strong>and</strong> can forward packets on behalf of other nodes in the network. This<br />

functionality allows the MANET to form an instant, autonomous telecommunication<br />

network without an existing infrastructure or a central network control. This<br />

chapter introduces a dynamic MANET management system to improve network<br />

connectivity by using controlled network nodes called agents. Agents have predefined<br />

wireless communication capabilities similar to the other nodes in the MANET.<br />

However, the agents’ movements, <strong>and</strong> thus their locations, are dynamically determined<br />

to optimize network connectivity. A particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm<br />

is used to choose optimal locations of the agents during each time step of<br />

network operation.<br />

11.1 Introduction<br />

Mobile wireless ad hoc networks (MANET) are instantaneous, autonomous telecommunication<br />

networks that provide service to users wherever <strong>and</strong> whenever the service<br />

is needed. The communication depends on wireless links that are formed between<br />

the mobile nodes. A link is established between two nodes if they are within<br />

each other’s wireless communication range. A MANET topology is dynamic <strong>and</strong> ex-<br />

Abdullah Konak<br />

Department of Information Sciences <strong>and</strong> Technology, Penn State Berks, Tulpehocken Road P.O.<br />

Box 7009, Reading, PA 19610-6009, USA, e-mail: auk3@psu.edu<br />

Orhan Dengiz<br />

DnD Technical <strong>Solution</strong>s, Tunus Cad. 87-5, Kavaklidere Ankara 06680, Turkey, e-mail:<br />

orhan.dengiz@gmail.com<br />

Alice E. Smith<br />

Department of Industrial <strong>and</strong> Systems Engineering, 3301 Shelby Center, Auburn University,<br />

Auburn, AL 36849, USA, e-mail: smithae@auburn.edu<br />

J. Kennington et al. (eds.), <strong>Wireless</strong> <strong>Network</strong> <strong>Design</strong>: <strong>Optimization</strong> <strong>Models</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Solution</strong><br />

Procedures, International Series in Operations Research <strong>and</strong> Management Science 158,<br />

DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-6111-2_11, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011<br />

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