A multi-hop pointer forwarding scheme for efficient location update in low-rate wireless mesh networks

Seong Hoon Kim, Minkeun Ha, Daeyoung Kim

Abstract: Highlights •MPFS improves the probability of success in forwarding pointer setup, resulting in lowering the location update overhead significantly.•Pointer forwarding success probability and average chain length are analyzed in terms of suitability of MPFS for resource-constrained LRWMNs.•Using ns-2, we show that MPFS significantly reduces the number of location update events, location update delay and signaling overhead, and packet losses during location updates.•With real-world test-bed, feasibility of MPFS is validated.