A Clustering Approach for MANET Nodes Using Multiple Network Management Criteria

The authors propose an approach for clustering Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) nodes utilizing a variety of criteria. The clustering approach builds upon th e notion of hierarchical or clustered management for MANETs and identifies logical clusters of nodes. A binary rel ationship matrix between all network nodes is created for eac h criterion that displays the advantage of having two given nodes in the same logical cluster. The matrices ar e then combined into a single binary relationship matrix u sing flexible logic rules that allows a single or multip le criteria to be given priority over others. Finally, clusters a re identified in the resulting matrix through a decomposition procedure. instructions give you basic guidelines for preparin g papers for conference proceedings.