Simulation-based analysis of MANET routing protocols using group mobility model
Mohsin Ur Rahman, Sohail Abbas · 2016
Mobile ad hoc Networks (MANETs) are created by a collection of mobile nodes (MNs), which communicate and exchange information with each other via wireless links. These networks are widely known by their unique characteristics such as mobility, changing topology, multi-hop communication and lack of infrastructure. In the last few years, various routing protocols have been proposed for these networks. It is worthy to note that mobility brings many challenges when designing protocols for these networks. In this paper, we assessed the influence of Reference Point Group mobility model (RPGM) on the performance of both reactive and proactive protocols. Simulation results indicate that the hop-by-hop AODV performs better in high stressful environments, which makes AODV the robust protocol for RPGM model. We also observed that DSR is suitable for less tense environments. Furthermore, we found interesting facts about proactive routing protocols. These protocols are evaluated in terms of packet delivery Ratio (PDR), dropped packets, routing overhead and end-to-end delay.