A Protocol Independent Internet Gateway for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks

  • Authors:
  • A. Striegel;R. Ramanujan;J. Bonney

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-

  • Venue:
  • LCN '01 Proceedings of the 26th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

An autonomous wireless local area network(AWLAN) is a collection of wireless computers thatcan be rapidly deployed as an ad hoc network withoutthe aid of any established infrastructure or centralizedadministration.However, existing routing protocolsfor such networks neither scale nor function on theInternet.Therefore, a solution is required that providesa gateway between the ad hoc network and the Inter-net.In this paper, we propose a protocol-independentInternet gateway for ad hoc networks, the ClusterGateway (CG).The proposed Cluster Gateway (CG)provides Internet access by acting as both a ServiceAccess Point and a Mobile IP Foreign Agent for ad hocnetworks.In this paper, we describe the requirementsfor supporting the CG in any ad hoc routing protocol,the messages sent in order to provide CG support, andseveral optional enhancements for the CG.Finally, webriefly describe an implementation of the CG over anexisting ad hoc routing protocol.