TY  - JOUR
T1  - Dynamic Distributed TDMA Resource Allocation Algorithm for Robotic MANETs
AU  - Cha, Hyeongheon 
AU  - Lee, Taeckyung 
AU  - Yoon, Dong-Hwan 
AU  - Song, In-Jae 
AU  - Sun, Jung-Kyu 
AU  - Lee, Sung-Ju 
JO  - The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/1/1
DO  - 10.7840/kics.2025.50.6.941
KW  - Mobile ad hoc networks
KW  - resource allocation
KW  - robotic swarm
AB  - Robotic Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) face significant challenges in efficiently allocating network resources due to frequent topology changes and varying communication demands. Traditional static TDMA schemes are inade- quate for such highly dynamic environments, leading to inefficient resource usage and communication delays. To address these challenges, we propose D2TRA-RM, a dynamic and distributed TDMA resource allocation algorithm specifically designed for robotic MANETs. Through extensive simulations using NS-3, we demonstrate that D2TRA-RM improves network throughput by 198.7% and reduces packet delay by 59.5% compared to traditional static TDMA. Additionally, D2TRA-RM’s meticulous design for Robotic MANETs outperforms a naïve Dynamic-Distributed TDMA scheme, offer- ing a 125.7% increase in throughput and 68.7% reduction in delay. Although it generates a small number of MAC control messages for negotiation, D2TRA-RM provides substantial gains in network performance, making it a robust solution for real-time, resource-constrained applications in robotic MANET environments. Our results demonstrate that D2TRA-RM effectively handles dynamic traffic and resource reallocation, ensuring efficient communication in highly variable network conditions.