In this paper, we develop a simple autoconfiguration mechanism for OLSR networks. The mechanism aims at solving the simple, but common, problem of one or more new nodes emerging in an existing network. We propose a simple solution, which allows…
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Mobile Ad hoc NETworks (MANETs) are leaving the confines of research laboratories, to find place in real-world deploy-ments. Outside specialized domains (military, vehicular, etc.), city-wide community-networks are emerging, connecting regular Internet users with each other, and with the Internet, via…
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Internet edge mobility has been possible for a number of years: mobile IP[8], allows a host to change its point of at- tachment to the Internet and NEMO [6] allows the same functionality for a group of hosts along with…
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We investigate broadcasting in mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs). We define broadcasting as being the process of delivering one packet, originated at one node, to (ideally) all other nodes in the MANET. We present specific problems related to broadcasting in MANETs,…
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In this paper, we propose an extension to the Optimized Link State Routing (OLSR) protocol, a proactive link-state routing protocol optimized for mobile ad-hoc networks, in-troducing temporal partial topology as a mechanism for re-ducing control traffic overhead. The extension is…
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The long-in-the-process RFC 8116 finally hit the repositories last Friday. The abstract of this document goes: This document analyzes common security threats to the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol version 2 (OLSRv2) and describes their potential impacts on Mobile Ad…
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OLSR. Who knew it was not “Optimized Link-Stare Routing” but “Optical Liquid Silicone Rubber”?
With the recent publication of RFC7939, I wrote in a previous blog entry that: This is, to some extend, the final piece of the core OLSRv2 (the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol version 2) puzzle – which is also therefore the…
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RFC7939 has just recently been approved: and published. This is, to some extend, the final piece of the core OLSRv2 (the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol version 2) puzzle – which is also therefore the final piece of a 10+ years adventure of…
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At the dawn of 2016, RFC7722, a multi-topology extension for OLSRv2, got approved and is out the door https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7722 — yay!