Application of MANETs as a communication system for sustainable mobility

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17163/ings.n33.2025.03
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BATMAN, BSS, Emergency communication system, ITS, MANET, OLSR

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Nancy Eras
Universidad de Cuenca
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1509-9857
José Andrés Otavalo
Universidad de Cuenca
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7631-1177
Santiago González
Universidad de Cuenca
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-889X

Abstract

This paper presents an architecture based on the MANET (Mobile Ad Hoc Network) paradigm as an emergency communication system between users of electric bicycles. The solution consists of 4 mobile nodes representing the users and a main fixed node, which emulates a bicycle docking station. This architecture allows multi-hop communication between the nodes, using the proactive routing protocols OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing) and BATMAN (Better Approach to Mobile Ad Hoc Networking). The study was divided into 3 main stages. First, an analysis of the wireless medium was performed to determine the maximum transmission distance and the maximum bitrate between 2 nodes. Subsequently, the throughput behavior was characterized in a multihop configuration consisting of 4 nodes in order to establish the network capacity in terms of bandwidth. Finally, a web application was implemented for the transmission of audio and text traffic. Regarding the evaluation of the proposal, two scenarios were designed to emulate the integration of a new cyclist to the network and the communication between two users in motion. The results reveal that OLSR provides a better system operation, with a throughput of 2.54 Mbps at 3 hops and a PRR (Packet Reception Rate) higher than 96%. In addition, it guarantees a delay within the ITU-T (International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication) G.114 recommendation for bidirectional communication.

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No. 33 (2025): january-june
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