An Improved DSDV Protocol based on Link Stability with Adaptive Period for Intra-cluster Routing in High-dynamic Flying UAV Networks

We propose a stability-based adaptive-period DSDV intra-cluster routing protocol that automatically adjusts the routing update period by the link stability among the nodes in the cluster structure, thus reducing the network overhead of the network structure in maintaining the routing table. We describe the link stability and adaptive period implementation and test the proposed routing protocol in the cluster structure based on network simulation. The implementation results show that the proposed routing protocol has better performance than the traditional DSDV routing protocol, can improve the network throughput and reduce the routing overhead in the network, and has good adaptability in the cluster with fast changing network topology.