Proximity Based Hierarchical Clustering with Neighbor Aware Stable Link Communication for Mobile Ad hoc Network

Abstract

Mobile ad hoc networks are becoming increasingly important in industrial and commercial applications as new technologies emerge. The MANET's highly dynamic topology configuration allows it to be used in military and disaster management applications. A huge deployment of MANETs includes high volume of nodes which creates a bigger challenge in terms of network establishment and network management.The clustering algorithm organizes mobile nodes into groups of objects that are identical. Identifying the stable route in a complex topology segment is also a major challenge. By combining the agglomerative clustering technique with proximity computation, the proposed algorithm establishes the network structure. The link connectivity is monitored using Neighborhood Discovery Protocol (NHDP) to improve the stability.The proposed algorithm allows for secure contact between clusters and within clusters. The currently disconnected connections are being tracked and reported towards the next neighbor. The number of clusters formed and the connection delay for inter-cluster communication are used in the simulation (PHC-NSL) of this technique. The results show that the (PHC-NSL) technique is more efficient than the start-of-art methods.