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LECAR: Location Estimation-Based Congestion-Aware Routing Protocol for Sparsely Deployed Energy-Efficient UAVs.
1School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea.
We developed a new routing protocol for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that improves energy efficiency. This location estimation-based congestion-aware routing protocol (LECAR) balances packet delivery with reduced energy consumption in flying ad hoc networks.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Network Engineering
- Robotics
Background:
- Energy-efficient routing is crucial for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in flying ad hoc networks (FANets).
- Traditional delay-tolerant network (DTN) routing protocols in FANets often lead to high energy consumption due to data dissemination strategies that cause congestion and excess transmissions.
- Optimizing routing is critical for UAVs covering large areas with limited numbers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a novel routing protocol, LECAR, that addresses the trade-off between packet delivery ratio and energy consumption in FANets.
- To enhance routing efficiency in UAV networks by incorporating location estimation and congestion awareness.
- To reduce unnecessary transmissions and energy expenditure in delay-tolerant UAV networks.
Main Methods:
- Developed a location estimation-based congestion-aware routing protocol (LECAR) for UAVs.
- Utilized mobility models to estimate destination locations, accounting for outdated location information.
- Integrated destination distance and neighboring UAV buffer occupancy into the routing decision process.
- Conducted simulations to evaluate the protocol's performance.
Main Results:
- LECAR effectively balances high packet delivery ratio with low energy consumption.
- The protocol minimizes the number of transmissions required for data delivery.
- LECAR reduces the number of packet copies generated simultaneously.
- Simulation results demonstrate significant improvements over traditional methods.
Conclusions:
- LECAR offers an energy-efficient and effective routing solution for UAVs in FANets.
- The protocol's congestion-aware and location-aware approach optimizes network performance.
- LECAR is suitable for scenarios requiring extensive area coverage with a limited number of UAVs.

