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Multi-path selection based on fractional cuckoo search algorithm for QoS aware routing in MANET

Rama Rao A. (Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Satyananda Reddy (Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Valli Kumari V. (Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India)

Sensor Review

ISSN: 0260-2288

Article publication date: 16 August 2018

Issue publication date: 18 March 2019

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Abstract

Purpose

Multimedia applications such as digital audio and video have stringent quality of service (QoS) requirement in mobile ad hoc network. To support wide range of QoS, complex routing protocols with multiple QoS constraints are necessary. In QoS routing, the basic problem is to find a path that satisfies multiple QoS constraints. Moreover, mobility, congestion and packet loss in dynamic topology of network also leads to QoS performance degradation of protocol.

Design/methodology/approach

In this paper, the authors proposed a multi-path selection scheme for QoS aware routing in mobile ad hoc network based on fractional cuckoo search algorithm (FCS-MQARP). Here, multiple QoS constraints energy, link life time, distance and delay are considered for path selection.

Findings

The experimentation of proposed FCS-MQARP is performed over existing QoS aware routing protocols AOMDV, MMQARP, CS-MQARP using measures such as normalized delay, energy and throughput. The extensive simulation study of the proposed FCS-based multipath selection shows that the proposed QoS aware routing protocol performs better than the existing routing protocol with maximal energy of 99.1501 and minimal delay of 0.0554.

Originality/value

This paper presents a hybrid optimization algorithm called the FCS algorithm for the multi-path selection. Also, a new fitness function is developed by considering the QoS constraints such as energy, link life time, distance and delay.

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Citation

A., R.R., Reddy, S. and V., V.K. (2019), "Multi-path selection based on fractional cuckoo search algorithm for QoS aware routing in MANET", Sensor Review, Vol. 39 No. 2, pp. 218-232. https://doi.org/10.1108/SR-08-2017-0170

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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