Design and Implementation of a TCP-Friendly Transport Protocol for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks

Transport protocol design for mobile ad hoc networks is challenging because of unique issues, including mobilityinduced disconnection, reconnection, and high out-of-order delivery ratios; channel errors; and network congestion. In this work, we describe the design and implementation of a TCP-friendly transport protocol for ad hoc networks. Our key design novelty is to perform multi-metric joint identification for packet and connection behaviors based on endto-end measurements. Our testbed measurements and ns2 simulations show a significant performance improvement over standard TCP in ad hoc networks.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2002
• Where: ICNP
• Authors: Zhenghua Fu, Benjamin Greenstein, Xiaoqiao Meng, Songwu Lu
• Keywords: Ad Hoc Networks, Computer Networks, ICNP 2002, Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Transport Protocol