Enhancing The Broadcast Process In Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Using Community Knowledge

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) networks can be considered as a kind of mobile ad hoc network. One of the most important goals in UAV networks is to achieve a powerful collaborative fleet. For that, efficient communication protocols are needed. In this paper, we are proposing a new energy efficient broadcasting algorithm, CEDBBT, that is making use of community knowledge to enhance the performance of the dissemination process. Additionally, a hybrid multi-objective algorithm, CellDE, is used to optimize the configuration parameters of this broadcasting protocol. The optimization is done by maximizing the coverage achieved and minimizing at the same time both, energy consumption and the broadcast time. Results show the improvement obtained in the performance of the broadcasting process, as well as, a wide range of solutions for the configuration of CEDBBT that outperforms the original setting.