期刊名称：International Journal of Wireless & Mobile Networks
印刷版ISSN：0975-4679
电子版ISSN：0975-3834
出版年度：2013
卷号：5
期号：5
出版社：Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center (AIRCC)
摘要：The notion of virtual force had been explored in deployment problem in wireless sensor networks [5],[6], and in routing in MANETs [7]. In the virtual force approach (VFA), the participating nodes and/or the packet in transit are applied with some electric charge. The electrostatic forces are computed and the routing decision is made based on the magnitude and direction of the resultant force. Poduri, et al. [5] demonstrated the use of a combination of attractive and repulsive forces for solving sensor deployment problem in wireless sensor networks. Liu, et al. [7],[8] used the concept of virtual force in unicast routing for MANETs. In the routing algorithm for MANETs, the resultant force is used only to make a decision to move the packet forward
