A critical review of quality of service models pin mobile ad hoc networks. (14th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bouchama, Nadir; Aïssani, Djamil; Djellab, Natalia; Nouali-Taboudjemat, Nadia
• Is Part Of: International journal of ad hoc and ubiquitous computing. Volume 31:Number 1(2019)
• Page Start: 49
• Page End: 70
• Publication Date: 2019-05-14
• Subjects: MANETs -- mobile ad hoc networks -- QoS -- quality of service -- IntServ -- DiffServ -- QoS models -- QoS routing -- hard QoS -- soft QoS; Ubiquitous computing -- Periodicals; Embedded computer systems -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing -- Periodicals; Wireless communication systems -- Periodicals; Computer architecture -- Periodicals; 004.2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-8225

Abstract

Quality of service (QoS) provisioning in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) consists of providing a complex functionality in a harsh environment where resources are scarce. Thus, it is very challenging to build an efficient solution to address this issue. The proposed solutions in the literature are broadly classified into four categories, namely: QoS routing protocols, QoS signalling, QoS-aware MAC protocols and QoS models, which are the main concern of our study. The contribution of this paper is threefold: Firstly, we propose a set of guidelines to deal with the challenges facing QoS models design in ad hoc networks. Secondly, we propose a new taxonomy for QoS models in ad hoc networks. Finally, we provide an in-depth survey and discussion of the most relevant proposed frameworks.