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Impact of Different Mobility Models On Connectivity Probability of a Wireless Ad Hoc Network Tatiana K. Madsen, Frank H. P. Fitzek and Ramjee Prasad Dept. of Communication Technology Aalborg University Aalborg DK-9220 Denmark Email: [tatianaffprasad]@kom.aau.dk Abstract— Based on ideas and methods of ergodic theory this to have a measure of a network being connected under mobility paper presents a new approach investigating mobile ad hoc of nodes. network connectivity. It is shown how to define and evaluate Let us consider the situation when at the initial moment the connectivity probability of a mobile network where the position of the nodes and the link quality changes over time. This of time nodes are distributed uniformly on the simulation area methodology is applied to the random direction mobility model. and the network is connected. Then the nodes will start moving The obtained results are further illustrated on a scenario with to any of the corners of the area and after some time the obstacles with different propagation models of the signal. The network will become and remain partitioned. This example is results of the paper consist of a number of theoretical insights an extreme case when an initially connected network becomes and proofs, which are interesting to researchers in the area of ad hoc networking, since they highlight the important issue of unconnected, but it illu