EASY GROUP, LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: Mobile ad hoc network (MANET) nodes are autonomous and relying on pre-existing knowledge o

Description

Mobile ad hoc network (MANET) nodes are autonomous and relying on pre-existing knowledge of"servers"is in contrast to the purpose of the network. The peer-to-peer model is followed rather the client-server. The Army is seeking to have the network P2P management protocol solve the resource management problems (such as limited battery power, variable link quality, and limited storage capacity) in dynamic on-the-move (OTM) environments where the network topology changes through the breaking of links and creating new links as nodes. Easy Group LLC, identifies two challenges as adequate and necessary to perform a meaningful network resource management and meet and exceed Army expectations. Instead of the single dimensional discovery and topology management it proposes to use a full resource discovery suite. This philosophy change, places more focus on the P2P/MANET management and provides services and protocols with more useful information. An implementation called the CROC P2P MANET management suite is proposed. It is expected to provide an innovative resource management capability able to affect overall management performance (including for buffer space, storage, and battery) for the Army target environment.