Robust Dynamic Broadcasting for Multi-Hop Wireless Networks Under Time-Varying Connectivity and Dynamic SINR

Throughput-optimal dynamic broadcasting is an essential cornerstone for the efficient operation of Multi-hop Wireless Networks (MWNs). Most existing algorithms for this problem were developed assuming static interference environments and network connectivity. However, wireless interference environments and network connectivity are inherently time-varying in real-world scenarios, primarily due to uncontrollable interference sources and unreliable links. Such time-varying characteristics make these existing algorithms less robust. In this paper, we study the robust throughput-optimal dynamic broadcasting for MWNs with multi-dimensional time-varying characteristics in terms of interference environments, network connectivity, and data arrival. We model the time-varying link existence states using a random process and characterize the time-varying interference environments through a dynamic variant of the classical Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise-Ratio (SINR) model. In this variant, the SINR model parameters are dynamically adjusted over time by an adversary. Based on this, we first design a Robust Throughput-optimal Dynamic Broadcast (RTDB) algorithm which makes efficient slot-based max-weight link scheduling, power allocation, and data forwarding decisions in each time slot. We then prove its throughput-optimality in time-varying acyclic directed MWNs under the dynamic SINR model. The effectiveness of RTDB is validated via numerous simulations.