IMSN Routing on Wi-Fi Direct Enabled Devices

Abstract

Information exchange between mobile devices grows every day. The communication relies on a network with an access point (Wi-Fi, cellular, etc.) using ad hoc communication because Wi-Fi Direct would avoid this dependence. Currently, Wi-Fi Direct does not support multi-hop communication or moving devices. This work focuses on expanding the use of Wi-Fi Direct technology, so that information sent from a device can walk on the network (multi-hop). The number of exchanged messages by devices were measured using four classic routing protocols: i) flooding, ii) Ad hoc On-demand Distance Vector (AODV), iii) AODV-Backup Route (AODV-BR), and iv) Location-Aided Routing (LAR) and a new protocol that we proposed, namely Contact and Social Behavior Routing (CSB) that uses Impromptu Mobile Social Network (IMSN) metrics to store routes. We see that even with some challenges one can route mobile devices over Wi-Fi Direct.