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标题：A Qualitative Comparison of Position-Based Routing Protocols for Ad-Hoc Networks
作者：Liana Khamis Qabajeh ; Laiha Mat Kiah ; Mohammad Moustafa Qabajeh 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security
印刷版ISSN：1738-7906
出版年度：2009
卷号：9
期号：2
页码：131-140
出版社：International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security
摘要：Wireless Ad-Hoc networks are collection of nodes that can communicate without any fixed infrastructure. A crucial problem in Ad-Hoc networks is finding an efficient route between a source and a destination. The need for scalable and energy efficient protocols, along with the recent availability of small, inexpensive and low power positioning instruments justify introducing position based routing algorithms in mobile Ad-Hoc networks. This paper presents an overview and a qualitative comparison of the existing Ad-Hoc routing protocols that make forwarding decisions based on the geographical position of a packet's destination. We conclude our findings by investigating opportunities for future research.
关键词：position-based routing; location-aware routing; ad-hoc networks; wireless networks