Efficient routing on multilayered communication networks

Abstract: We study the optimal routing on multilayered communication networks, which are composed of two layers of subnetworks. One is a wireless network, and the other is a wired network. We develop a simple recurrent algorithm to find an optimal routing on this kind of multilayered network, where the single-channel transmission mode and the multichannel transmission mode used on the wireless subnetwork are considered, respectively. Compared with the performance of the shortest path algorithm, our algorithm can significantly enhance the transport capacity. We show that our methods proposed in this letter could take advantage of the coupling of the two layers to the most extent, so that the wireless subnetwork could sufficiently utilize the wired subnetwork for transportation.