Topology-aware peer-to-peer overlay network for Ad-hoc

The mismatch between the structured peer-to-peer (P2P) overlay network, which is based on Hashing, and the actual physical network, leads to query repeatedly passing through some nodes in the actual route when it is applied in Ad-hoc networks. An approach of getting an appropriate node identifier (ID) bearing its local physical information is proposed, in which the traditional theory of getting node ID through Hashing the node's Internet protocol (IP) address is abandoned, and a topology-aware overlay network suiting Ad-hoc networks is constructed. The simulation results show that the overlay network constructed in the proposed method can avoid the route being iteratively accessed. Meanwhile, it can effectively minimize the latency and improve the load balance.