Deterministic broadcasting in ad hoc radio networks

Bogdan S. Chlebus, Leszek Gasieniec, Alan Gibbons, Andrzej Pelc, Wojciech Rytter

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Abstract

We consider the problem of distributed deterministic broadcasting in radio networks of unknown topology and size. The network is synchronous. If a node u can be reached from two nodes which send messages in the same round, none of the messages is received by u. Such messages block each other and node u either hears the noise of interference of messages, enabling it to detect a collision, or does not hear anything at all, depending on the model. We assume that nodes know neither the topology nor the size of the network, nor even their immediate neighborhood. The initial knowledge of every node is limited to its own label. Such networks are called ad hoc multi-hop networks. We study the time of deterministic broadcasting under this scenario. For the model without collision detection, we develop a linear-time broadcasting algorithm for symmetric graphs, which is optimal, and an algorithm for arbitrary n-node graphs, working in time O(n11/6). Next we show that broadcasting with acknowledgement is not possible in this model at all. For the model with collision detection, we develop efficient algorithms for broadcasting and for acknowledged broadcasting in strongly connected graphs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)27-38
Number of pages12
JournalDistributed Computing
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Broadcasting
  • Deterministic
  • Distributed
  • Radio network

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics

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