Topic: Improving Transport Layer Performance in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Speaker: Hongqiang Zhai
Room: NEB 201
Time: 5:00pm~6:00pm, 02/7/2005, Monday

Abstract:
Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) have found many applications in battlefield,
disaster rescue and conventions, where fixed communications infrastructures
are not available and quick network configurations are needed. To provide
reliable transport service over and hence fully exploit the potential of ad
hoc networks, efficient congestion control is of paramount importance.
Unfortunately, the traditional TCP (transmission control protocol)
congestion control mechanism performs very poorly in MANETs. In this talk, I
will talk about the inherent reasons for TCP's poor performance and discuss
how to improve the transport layer performance in MANETs.