AntHocNet swMATH ID: 28057 Software Authors: Di Caro, G.; Ducatelle, F.; Gambardella, L.M. Description: AntHocNet: an adaptive nature‐inspired algorithm for routing in mobile ad hoc networks. In this paper, we describe AntHocNet, an algorithm for routing in mobile ad hoc networks. It is a hybrid algorithm, which combines reactive path setup with proactive path probing, maintenance and improvement. The algorithm is based on the nature‐inspired ant colony optimisation framework. Paths are learned by guided Monte Carlo sampling using ant‐like agents communicating in a stigmergic way. In an extensive set of simulation experiments, we compare AntHocNet with AODV, a reference algorithm in the field. We show that our algorithm can outperform AODV on different evaluation criteria. AntHocNet’s performance advantage is visible over a broad range of possible network scenarios, and increases for larger, sparser and more mobile networks. Homepage: http://people.idsia.ch/~luca/anthocnet_final_ett.pdf Related Software: AntNet; FLAR; OMNet++ Cited in: 7 Publications all top 5 Cited by 19 Authors 1 Akbarzadeh-T, Mohammad-R 1 Bhatnagar, Shalabh 1 Blesa, Maria J. 1 Blum, Christian 1 Cañas, Delfín Rupérez 1 García Villalba, Luis Javier 1 Gorodetskii, V. I. 1 Kim, Tai-hoon 1 Kolavali, Sudha Rani 1 Mirabedini, Seyed Javad 1 Movaghar, Ali 1 Naghibzadeh, Mahmoud 1 Orozco, Ana Lucila Sandoval 1 Rahmani, Amir Masoud 1 Shenasa, Mohammad Hassan 1 Soltani, Azadeh 1 Srivatsa, S. K. 1 Teshnehlab, Mohammad 1 Vallikannu, R. all top 5 Cited in 6 Serials 1 Journal of the Franklin Institute 1 Computing 1 Journal of Computer and Systems Sciences International 1 JMMA. Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Algorithms 1 Journal of Discrete Algorithms 1 Journal of Zhejiang University. Science A Cited in 4 Fields 6 Computer science (68-XX) 5 Operations research, mathematical programming (90-XX) 1 Systems theory; control (93-XX) 1 Information and communication theory, circuits (94-XX) Citations by Year