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The highly dynamic nature of MANET, characterized by frequent topology changes and unpredictable connectivity, poses significant challenges to stable and efficient multicasting. To address these issues, we adopt a Publish\/Subscribe (Pub\/Sub) model that utilizes brokers as intermediaries for information dissemination. However, ensuring the robustness of broker-based multicasting in a highly mobile environment requires novel strategies to mitigate the effects of frequent disconnections and mobility-induced disruptions. To this end, we propose a framework based on three key principles: (1) leveraging the Disruption-Tolerant Networking Implementations of the Bundle Protocol 7 (DTN7) at the network layer to sustain message delivery even in the presence of intermittent connectivity and high node mobility; (2) dynamically generating broker replicas to ensure that broker functionality persists despite sudden node failures or disconnections; and (3) enabling brokers and their replicas to periodically broadcast advertisement packets to maintain communication paths and facilitate efficient data forwarding, drawing inspiration from Named Data Networking (NDN) techniques. To evaluate the effectiveness of our approach, we conduct extensive simulations using ns-3, examining its impact on message delivery reliability, latency, and overall network throughput. The results demonstrate that our method significantly reduces message delivery delays while improving delivery rates, particularly in high-mobility scenarios. Additionally, the integration of DTN7 at the bundle layer proves effective in mitigating performance degradation in environments where nodes frequently change their positions. Our findings highlight the potential of our approach in enhancing the resilience and efficiency of broker-assisted multicasting in MANET, making it a promising solution for real-world applications such as disaster response, military operations, and decentralized IoT networks.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/info16060508","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,19]],"date-time":"2025-06-19T06:11:07Z","timestamp":1750313467000},"page":"508","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Reliable Low-Latency Multicasting in MANET: A DTN7-Driven Pub\/Sub Framework Optimizing Delivery Rate and Throughput"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Xinwei","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Information Science, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-4-1, Higashihiroshima 739-8527, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9412-7309","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Satoshi","family":"Fujita","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Information Science, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-4-1, Higashihiroshima 739-8527, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Jadhav, S.S., Kulkarni, A.V., and Menon, R. 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