Cross-layer design to merge structured P2P networks over MANET

Peer-to-peer (P2P) network is an alternative of client/server system for sharing resources, e.g. files. P2P network is a robust, distributed and fault tolerant architecture. There are basic two types of P2P networks, structured P2P network and unstructured P2P network. Each of them has its own applications and advantages. Due recent advances in wireless and mobile technology, the P2P network can be deployed over mobile ad hoc network (MANET). We consider the scenarios of P2P network over MANET where all nodes are not the members of P2P network. Due to limited radio range and the mobility of nodes in MANET, there can occur network partition and merging of networks in the physical network. This can also lead to P2P network partition and merging at overlay layer. When two physical networks merge by coming into communication range of each other then their P2P networks would not be connected at overlay layer. Because P2P network operates at application layer as an overlay network. That is their P2P networks are connected in physical network but these P2P networks are disconnected at overlay layer. To detect this situation and merge these P2P networks at overlay layer, we extend the ODACP, an address auto-configuration protocol. Then we propose an approach to efficiently merge P2P networks such that routing traffic is minimized. Considering limited radio range and mobility of nodes, the simulation results shows that CAN over MANET performs better as compared to Chord over MANET in term of routing traffic and false-negative ratio.