School of Business (IT), James Cook University,
Cairns Campus, McGregor Road, Smith Field, QLD4870, Australia
{Colin.Lemmon, Carrie.Lui, Ickjai.Lee}@jcu.edu.au
doi: 10.4156/aiss.vol2.issue2.15
| Review of Location-Aware Routing Protocols |
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| Colin Lemmon, Siu Man Lui, Ickjai Lee School of Business (IT), James Cook University, Cairns Campus, McGregor Road, Smith Field, QLD4870, Australia {Colin.Lemmon, Carrie.Lui, Ickjai.Lee}@jcu.edu.au doi: 10.4156/aiss.vol2.issue2.15 |
AbstractRouting for ad-hoc wireless network is challenging, many routing strategies have been proposed in literature. With the availability of affordable Global Position System equipped devices, location-aware routing provides a promising foundation for developing an efficient and practical solution for routing in ad-hoc wireless network. Current geographic forwarding strategies and geographic routing protocols are reviewed in this paper. Limitations and factors affecting geographic routing protocols are discussed. The review provides a classification of the protocols based on the approaches used for handling routing around local minima and a comprehensive comparison of the protocols. Challenges of implementing location-aware routing in ad-hoc network are identified and discussed. Further research attempting to find an appropriate solution to route around local minima is suggested. |