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Fault Tolerant Mechanism for Multimedia Flows in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Based on Fast Switching Paths

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  • Juan R. Diaz
  • Jaime Lloret
  • Jose M. Jimenez
  • Sandra Sendra
  • Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues

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Multimedia traffic can be forwarded through a wireless ad hoc network using the available resources of the nodes. Several models and protocols have been designed in order to organize and arrange the nodes to improve transmissions along the network. We use a cluster-based framework, called MWAHCA architecture, which optimizes multimedia transmissions over a wireless ad hoc network. It was proposed by us in a previous research work. This architecture is focused on decreasing quality of service (QoS) parameters like latency, jitter, and packet loss, but other network features were not developed, like load balance or fault tolerance. In this paper, we propose a new fault tolerance mechanism, using as a base the MWAHCA architecture, in order to recover any multimedia flow crossing the wireless ad hoc network when there is a node failure. The algorithm can run independently for each multimedia flow. The main objective is to keep the QoS parameters as low as possible. To achieve this goal, the convergence time must be controlled and reduced. This paper provides the designed protocol, the analytical model of the algorithm, and a software application developed to test its performance in a real laboratory.

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  • Juan R. Diaz & Jaime Lloret & Jose M. Jimenez & Sandra Sendra & Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, 2014. "Fault Tolerant Mechanism for Multimedia Flows in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Based on Fast Switching Paths," Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi, vol. 2014, pages 1-12, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnlmpe:361543
    DOI: 10.1155/2014/361543
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