Geocasting in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: Location-Based Multicast Algorithms

This paper addresses the problem of geocasting in mobile ad hoc network (MANET) environments. Geocasting is a variant of the conventional multicasting problem. For multicasting, conventional protocols define a multicast group as a collection of hosts which register to a multicast group address. However, for geocasting, the group consists of the set of all nodes within a specified geographical region. Hosts within the specified region at a given time form the geocast group at that time. We present two different algorithms for delivering packets to such a group, and present simulation results.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1999
• Where: WMCSA
• Authors: Young-Bae Ko, Nitin H. Vaidya
• Keywords: Communications, Conventional Multicasting Problem, Mobile Ad Hoc Network, Multicast Group, WMCSA 1999