Reducing Transmission Signal Collisions on Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Using Dynamic Power Transmission

Abstract

Many devices connected to a network inevitably result in clashes between communication signals. These collisions are an important factor that causes a decrease in network performance, especially affecting Quality of Service (QoS) like throughput, Packet Delivery Ratio (PDR), and end-to-end de- lay, which has a direct impact on the success of data transmission by potentially causing data loss or damage. The aim of this research is to integrate the Dynamic Power Transmission (DPT) algorithm into the Optimized Link State Routing (OLSR) routing protocol to regulate the communication sig- nal strength range. The DPT algorithm dynamically adapts the signal coverage distance based on the density of neighboring nodes to reduce signal collisions. In our protocol, the basic mechanism of a DPT algorithm includes four steps. The Hello message structure of OLSR has been modified to incorporate the ”x-y position” coordinate field data. Nodes calculate distances to neighbors using these coordinates, which is crucial for route discovery, where all nearby nodes can process route re-quests. The results of this research are that DPT-OLSR improves network efficiency in busy areas. In particular, the DPT-OLSR routing protocol achieves an average throughput enhancement of 0.93%, a 94.79% rise in PDR, and reduces end-to-end delay by 45.69% across various variations in node density. The implication of this research result is that the algorithm proposed automatically adapts the transmission power of individual nodes to control the number of neighboring nodes within a de-fined range. This effectively avoids unwanted interference, unnecessary overhearing, and excessive processing by other nodes, ultimately boosting the network’s overall throughput.