Thomas Kunz
Systems and Computer Engineering
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Conclusions
nTraffic Balancing: find routes based on perceived network load
nWork done in NS2, but we also have driver modifications for Atheros MADWiFi driver to collect information in live networks
nSimulation results: increases End-to-End Capacity (higher packet delivery ratio, lower packet latency)
ØCompared to minimum-hop-count pro-active routing protocols (AODV, DSR)
ØCompared to other load balancing routing protocols
nCompared to theoretical bounds: still room for improvement:
ØLoss due to control message overhead
ØLoss due to dropped packets
ØSuboptimal routes