There is an apparent reliance on reversible links. The proposed routing algorithms have an apparent reliance on bidirectional or reversible links. Radios within a network can have different transmit powers or receive sensitivities. This is quite likely in a tactical environment where man-pack and vehicular radios exist. Vehicular radios, being less unconstrained by size and weight, typically have 10dB greater transmit power than their man-pack counterparts.
Unidirectional links are exceedingly likely in tactical networks.
Since it is only one receiver that is handicapped, unidirectional links may result. There is an increasing emphasis, especially in tactical networks, on the wide-area broadcast of information. The importance of load balancing seems to be overlooked Another critically important issue in tactical networks will be load balancing. Specifically, a node's purview will change with it's position. The current routing proposals seem to favor routing traffic through this advantaged node, thereby causing a bottleneck.