Mobile application specific networks
View Patent ↗One embodiment provides a system that facilitates a large-scale mobile ad hoc network to adapt to specific needs of wireless nodes in a mobile wireless network. During operation, a controller node collects state information associated with one or more wireless nodes. The controller node allocates one or more network elements based on the collected state information and a predetermined utility-based technique. Responsive to the allocation of the one or more network elements, the controller node reconfigures a logical topology of the mobile wireless network by using software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes, thereby facilitating a large-scale mobile ad hoc network to adapt to specific application needs of wireless nodes.
1. A computer-implemented method for routing in a wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network, comprising:
collecting, by a centralized controller node, state information associated with one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes;
monitoring, by the centralized controller node, a geographical location of each of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes, wherein the centralized controller node is configured to control routes between the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes based on the geographical location of each of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes;
applying, by the centralized controller node, a predetermined utility-based technique to the collected state information, wherein the predetermined utility-based technique assigns a packet with a dynamic microutility which changes as the packet travels through the large-scale mobile ad hoc wireless network, wherein the dynamic microutility of the packet is based on a destination node of the packet;
allocating, by the centralized controller node, one or more network elements based on the collected state information and the predetermined utility-based technique, wherein the one or more network elements comprise one or more of: a software-defined mobile ad hoc network node in the large-scale mobile ad hoc network, an entity in the large-scale mobile ad hoc network, a device on the large-scale mobile ad hoc network, and one or more grouped networks in the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
responsive to the allocation of the one or more network elements, reconfiguring, by the centralized controller node, a logical topology of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network by using the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes; and
adapting the large-scale mobile ad hoc network to specific application needs of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein allocating the one or more network elements is based on an application operating at the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein applying the predetermined utility-based technique further comprises:
applying the predetermined utility-based technique to a specific need of the application operating at one of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes,
wherein the predetermined utility-based technique maximizes a performance of the application.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the state information associated with the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes indicates one or more of:
a resource of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a storage facility of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a service running on the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a flow of traffic on the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a current configuration of a topology of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a neighbor node of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes, wherein the neighbor node is a next-hop node of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes;
information relating to the state of one or more neighbor nodes; and
knowledge of the centralized controller node.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method is performed by one or more services operating at the centralized controller node.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein collecting the state information further comprises:
sending, by the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes to the centralized controller node, the state information; and
responsive to the reconfiguration of the logical topology of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network, fulfilling a need of an application operating at the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes based on the reconfigured logical topology.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic microutility is a Quality of Service marker.
8. A computer system for facilitating routing in a wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network, the system comprising:
a processor; and
a storage device storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
collecting, by a centralized controller node, state information associated with one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes;
monitoring, by the centralized controller node, a geographical location of each of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes, thereby enabling the centralized controller node to control routes between the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes;
applying, by the centralized controller node, a predetermined utility-based technique to the collected state information, wherein the predetermined utility-based technique assigns a packet with a dynamic microutility which changes as the packet travels through the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network, wherein the dynamic microutility of the packet is based on a destination node of the packet;
allocating, by the centralized controller node, one or more network elements
based on the collected state information and the predetermined utility-based technique, wherein the one or more network elements comprise one or more of: a software-defined mobile ad hoc network node in the large-scale mobile ad hoc network, an entity in the large-scale mobile ad hoc network, a device on the large-scale mobile ad hoc network, and one or more grouped networks in the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
responsive to the allocation of the one or more network elements, reconfiguring, by the centralized controller node, a logical topology of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network by using the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes; and
adapting the large-scale mobile ad hoc network to specific application needs of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes.
9. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein allocating the one or more network elements is based on an application operating at the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes.
10. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein applying the predetermined utility-based technique further comprises:
applying the predetermined utility-based technique to a specific need of the application operating at one of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes,
wherein the predetermined utility-based technique maximizes a performance of the application.
11. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the state information associated with the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes indicates one or more of:
a resource of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a storage facility of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a service running on the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a flow of traffic on the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a current configuration of a topology of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a neighbor node of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes, wherein the neighbor node is a next-hop node of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes;
information relating to the state of one or more neighbor nodes; and
knowledge of the centralized controller node.
12. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the method is performed by one or more services operating at the centralized controller node.
13. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein collecting the state information further comprises:
sending, by the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes to the centralized controller node, the state information; and
responsive to the reconfiguration of the logical topology of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network, fulfilling a need of an application operating at the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes based on the reconfigured logical topology.
14. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the dynamic microutility is a Quality of Service marker.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computing device cause the computing device to perform a method for routing in a wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network, the method comprising:
collecting, by a centralized controller node, state information associated with one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc nodes;
monitoring, by the centralized controller node, a geographical location of each of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc nodes, thereby enabling the centralized controller node to control routes between the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc nodes;
applying, by the centralized controller node, a predetermined utility-based technique to the collected state information, wherein the predetermined utility-based technique assigns a packet with a dynamic microutility which changes as the packet travels through the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network, wherein the dynamic microutility of the packet is based on a destination node of the packet;
allocating, by the centralized controller node, one or more network elements based on the collected state information and the predetermined utility-based technique, wherein the one or more network elements comprise one or more of: a software-defined mobile ad hoc network node in the large-scale mobile ad hoc network, an entity in the large-scale mobile ad hoc network, a device on the large-scale mobile ad hoc network, and one or more grouped networks in the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
responsive to the allocation of the one or more network elements, reconfiguring, by the centralized controller node, a logical topology of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network by using the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes; and
adapting the large-scale mobile ad hoc network to specific application needs of the one of more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes.
16. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein allocating the one or more network elements is based on an application operating at the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes.
17. The storage medium of claim 16 , wherein applying the predetermined utility-based technique further comprises:
applying the predetermined utility-based technique to a specific need of the application operating at one of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes,
wherein the predetermined utility-based technique maximizes a performance of the application.
18. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the state information associated with the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes indicates one or more of:
a resource of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a storage facility of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a service running on the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a flow of traffic on the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a current configuration of a topology of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network;
a neighbor node of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes, wherein the neighbor node is a next-hop node of the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes;
information relating to the state of one or more neighbor nodes; and
knowledge of the centralized controller node.
19. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the method is performed by one or more services operating at the centralized controller node.
20. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein collecting the state information further comprises:
sending, by the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes to the centralized controller node, the state information; and
responsive to the reconfiguration of the logical topology of the wireless large-scale mobile ad hoc network, fulfilling a need of an application operating at the one or more software-defined mobile ad hoc network nodes based on the reconfigured logical topology.
21. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the dynamic microutility is a Quality of Service marker.