The Minimum Delay Routing Algorithm for WOBAN

Abstract

The hybrid wireless-optical broadband access network (WOBAN) is a novel promising hybrid access network. We can improve its performance effectively by improving the wireless network routing algorithm of it. This paper proposes a novel routing algorithm -- the minimum delay routing algorithm (MDRA). In the algorithm, A time delay estimation method is combined with the Dijkstra algorithm used in the routing algorithm for front-end wireless Mesh network (WMN) of WOBAN. Simulation results show that the delay and TDR performances of MDRA are better than that of the minimum hop algorithm (MHRA) in high load conditions in WOBAN.