Top-k Query Processing with Replication Strategy in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

In this paper, we propose a method that fully combines top-k query processing with replication strategy in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs). The goal is to acquire perfect accuracy of query results with a minimal overhead and delay. Currently, no replication strategy achieves efficient allocation of replicas for top-k queries, and no top-k query processing guarantees perfect accuracy of query results in MANETs. We propose a new replication strategy FReT (topology-Free Replication for Top-k query) and new top-k query processing methods. FReT advantages efficient top-k query processing from limited search area even if mobile nodes move. In our top-k query processing method, the search area gradually increases until receiving an exact answer. We demonstrate, through extensive simulations, that our approaches function well in terms of small delay and overhead.