A Weighted Routing Protocol for Airborne Ultraviolet Communication Network Based on Link State Perception

In order to meet the requirements of airborne ultraviolet communication, the ultraviolet clustering structure model and an Ultraviolet Link Performance Dynamic Source Routing (UV-PDSR) that established by the traditional Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) routing protocol is proposed. Considering the characteristics of the ultraviolet link status and aircraft nodes, an appropriate weighted according to the actual requirements is given in this routing protocol, and the optimal route is selected rely on the link weight. The simulation results show that the UV-PDSR protocol has the characteristics of low end to end delay and high packet delivery ratio compared with the DSR protocol. The network performance was greatly improved, and the new protocol is more suitable for high-speed mobile airborne ultraviolet communication.