US-Switzerland Cooperative Research: Reliable Communication Support for Resource Management in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

这个为期两年的美瑞合作研究项目是由达拉斯德克萨斯大学的Ravi Prakash和洛桑联邦理工学院的Andre Schiper共同完成的，其重点是在移动自组织网络（manet）中创建可靠的广播和多播协议。在研究者提出的可靠组播中，保证预定的接收者接收到消息；而目前的IP组播是一种尽力而为的服务。研究人员建议开发理论解决方案，以解决移动网络中有保证的传输所固有的问题。目标是为具有拓扑意识、带宽意识和存储效率的移动自组织网络开发可靠的广播和组播协议。研究人员建议从简化模型逐步过渡到更加复杂和现实的模型。更广泛的影响该提案为美国国家科学基金会颁发的“移动自组织网络资源管理——空间维度”职业奖增加了一个国际维度。这项工作由瑞士研究人员在传统系统中可靠的多播和原子广播方面的专业知识补充。总之，他们的方法将促进对manet中可靠广播和多播的理解。该项目为一名美国研究生提供了在瑞士领先机构进行沉浸式研究的国际经验。该项目提高了学生的国际研究技能，并有助于发展未来合作的国际联系。

04327227PrakashThis two-year U.S.-Switzerland cooperative research project between Ravi Prakash of the University of Texas at Dallas and Andre Schiper of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne focuses on creating protocols for reliable broadcast and multicast in mobile ad hoc networks or MANETs. In reliable multicast as proposed by the investigators, the intended recipients are guaranteed to receive messages; whereas, present IP multicast is a best effort service. The investigators propose to develop theoretical solutions to problems inherent in moving to guaranteed delivery in mobile networks. Intellectual MeritThe objective is to develop reliable broadcast and multicast protocols for mobile ad hoc networks that are topology aware, bandwidth conscious and storage efficient. The researchers propose to move from a simplified model to successively more complicated and realistic models. Broader ImpactsThe proposal adds an international dimension to the U.S. investigator's NSF Career award on Resource Management in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks - the Spatial Dimension. This work is complemented by the Swiss researcher's expertise in reliable multicast and atomic broadcast in traditional systems. Together, their approach will advance understanding of reliable broadcast and multicast in MANETs. The project gives a U.S. graduate student an international experience via research immersion at a leading Swiss institution. The project advances the student's international research skills and assists with developing international connections for future collaboration.