Analysis of disjoint multipath routing for mobile ad hoc networks

An ad hoc network is a collection of mobile nodes connected through multi-hop wireless links without the required intervention of any centralized access point or existing infrastructure. The design of disjoint multipath routing protocols in the ad hoc environment is a challenging task. We describe an analytical framework for disjoint multipath routing in mobile ad hoc networks. The main parameters analyzed are probability of finding disjoint multiple paths, routing overheads due to mobility and probability of path diminution.