International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 61 - Number 7 |
Year of Publication: 2013 |
Authors: Anuradha Banerjee, Paramartha Dutta, Subhankar Ghosh |
10.5120/9938-4587 |
Anuradha Banerjee, Paramartha Dutta, Subhankar Ghosh . Fuzzy Controlled Energy Efficient Routing Protocol (FE2RP) for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. International Journal of Computer Applications. 61, 7 ( January 2013), 9-16. DOI=10.5120/9938-4587
A mobile ad hoc network is an infrastructure less network where the nodes are free to move randomly in any direction. The nodes have limited battery power. Hence we require energy efficient routing techniques that reduce cost of communication i. e. energy consumption in nodes, automatically increasing the network throughput. Fuzzy Controlled Energy Efficient Routing Protocol (FE2RP) determines status of each node in the routes depending upon their remaining energy, communication load, average neighbour affinity and geographical position w. r. t territory of the network. The status is evaluated as either ready or not-ready. Generally during route discovery phase, route-request packets arrive at the destination through multiple paths. One of the routes with least number of ready nodes, is elected as the optimal path for communication.