Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An efficient clustering approach for optimized path selection and route maintenance in mobile ad hoc networks Subject The topic of the resource Clustering; Mobile ad hoc network; Network lifetime; Route maintenance; Routing protocol; Star topology Description An account of the resource Mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is arranged with multiple nodes that communicate wirelessly. However, MANET communication suffers from various issues such as inadequate security, low stability, high power consumption, and a lack of specific infrastructure of the network. Moreover, the route failure happened in the network due to the unrestricted node movement, which has increased energy utilization, delay, and reduced lifetime of the nodes. To overcome these issues, the novel Eagle Based Density Clustering (EBDC) approach is developed in this research that predicts the link failure and increased the lifetime of the nodes. Here, the developed EBDC approach is utilized for clustering and route maintenance in MANET for that it creates the nodes using the star topology. Initially, the developed approach selects the Cluster Head and transmits the message through the created path. Subsequently, the link failure is detected by the EBDC model, and it creates a new reference layer to replace the exhausted layer. Hence, the developed EBDC model has enhanced the network lifetime and reduced energy utilization. Furthermore, this model is implemented using Network Simulator 2, and the parameters like accuracy, energy consumption, Packet Delivery Ratio, network lifetime, end-to-end delay, and throughput are calculated. Additionally, the attained outcomes are compared with prevailing methods for evaluating the efficiency of the developed approach. 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Vatambeti R.; Sanshi S.; Krishna D.P. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Vol-14, No. 1, pp. 305-319. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-021-03298-3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-021-03298-3</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85105447125&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs12652-021-03298-3&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=80fefcc73425c56f297c4d60643b7eb0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85105447125&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs12652-021-03298-3&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=80fefcc73425c56f297c4d60643b7eb0</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 18685137 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vatambeti R., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Sanshi S., Department of Information Science and Engineering, BMS Institute of Technology &amp; Management, Bangalore, India; Krishna D.P., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Narayana Engineering College, Andhra Pradesh, Guduru, India