ALM- Adaptive location management incorporating fuzzy logic for mobile Ad Hoc Networks

This paper presents an adaptive location management ALM for a large mobile ad hoc networks. It relies on multiple location servers replicated on several geographical positions. ALM combines two notions: mobility rate and distance in order to adapt dynamically the key parameters of the location management procedures. Our solution to determine these parameters utilizes the fuzzy logic concept to deal with imprecise and uncertain information since mobile ad hoc networks are dynamic in nature. ALM also provides sufficient redundancy of location information through the network to avoid single points of failure.