Tactical MANET architecture for Unmanned Autonomous Maneuver Network

A MANET is a self-configuring ad hoc network that could be very useful for battlefield communication. Because of its versatility, Tactical Mobile Ad-hoc NETwork (MANET) is also widely used by modern military units especially for the autonomous maneuvering of unmanned vehicles and robots. But Quality of Service in Tactical-MANET is difficult because the network topology changes dynamically. The resource allocation scheme of MAC layer and load balancing of network layer can be critical factors in Tactical MANET. Without a QoS scheme, users might have difficulties in getting their service in Tactical MANET. In this paper we present the architecture of the MAC and Network layers of tactical MANET for Unmanned Autonomous Maneuver Network in order to provide better communication support in battlefield. It aimed to provide real-time streaming over a multi-hop ad hoc network with QoS support. The simulation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of proposed scheme.