ABSTRACT
It is not available or difficult to use the Internet in remote areas due to limited network infrastructure, and opportunistic networks can provide these areas with non-real-time, low cost of communication services. DakNet[3] project is an opportunistic network deployed in India’s remote areas, in order to supply rural communication links. Similarly, there is Saami Network Connectivity[4], Tier[5] and Wizzy[6]. On the basis of the characteristics of the opportunistic network and the potential application in remote areas, a network scenario similar to the features of remote areas is set in this article. Analysis and comparison are made for the functions and characteristics of some typical routing protocols in opportunistic networks applied in this scenario, in order to evaluate the performance of each algorithm.
