Interoperability of MANET and 4G RAN Routing in Terms of Energy Conservation

The requirements for telecommunication at 2012 are estimated to be on such demanding level that the 3G technologies will not be sufficient. It is unlikely that the 3G Radio Access Network (RAN) would scale up, i.e., Fourth Generation (4G) RAN has to be redesigned. The requirements for 4G are demanding and the level of uncertainty is high. The developed ad hoc networking technologies could provide flexible solutions for the 4G RAN and extend the operator radio coverage. Combining these differing communication approaches provides insight for the 4G RAN design. This paper analyses the Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANET) requirements against the 4G requirements in terms of energy conservation. The results describe, how these two approaches could co-exist in a mutually beneficial way. Our finding is that there is mismatch between the requirements. We propose solutions for interoperable requirements for MANET and 4G routing in terms of energy conservation.