An Overview of AODV Routing Protocol
Prateek Thakral · 2014
Abstract: Mobile ad hoc networks can be defined as a collection of large number of mobile nodes that form temporary network without help of any existing network infrastructure or central access point. The ad hoc on-demand distance vector (AODV) routing protocol is intended for use by mobile nodes in an ad hoc network. It offers quick adaptation to dynamic link conditions, low processing and memory overhead, low network utilization, and determines unicast routes to destinations within the ad hoc network. It uses destination sequence numbers to ensure loop freedom at all times (even in the face of anomalous delivery of routing control messages), avoiding problems associated with classical distance vector protocols. This paper describes AODV routing protocol in detail along with its message types, terminology and operation.