| 摘要 |
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for routing a data flow from a source node to a destination node in a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET). The present invention performs this function by first determining a quantitative value for each link at a corresponding origination node, where the value represents the current performance level of the links. Next, the present invention broadcasts an advertisement for each of the links in the MANET by the corresponding origination nodes, the advertisement including the value determined above. After broadcasting the advertisements, routing tables are composed at each of the nodes based upon the advertisements. Each routing table is constructed taking into account the advertised links and their corresponding values. After composing the routing tables, packets are forwarded toward their respective destinations in accordance with the next hops indicated by the routing table.
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