Mobile Agent Based AHP Clustering Protocol in Mobile Ad Hoc Network

摘要

Clustered architecture always provides great advantage to the mobile ad hoc networks. This article proposes a novel clustering protocol using mobile agent called Analytical Hierarchy Process Clustering Mobile Agent protocol (AHPCM) that employs a powerful analytical hierarchy process methodology. Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) methodology is a mathematical model that computes relative weights for all the mobile nodes in the network. Mobile agents are used to monitor the networks and to collect information among the nodes in the network. The simulation is carried out with NS package using mobile agent that provides efficient communication among the mobile nodes in the network. Usage of mobile agents enhances the performance of the network by reducing network traffic, communication overhead thereby increasing throughput of the network.