Performance Evaluation of Routing Protocols for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Hina Tariq, Urfa Suhaib Khan, Saima Zafar · 2013
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) are the networks formed by a number of autonomous wireless nodes. These are the infrastructure-less networks and are highly dynamic such that network topology and conditions constantly vary. As a result of variability in network conditions, routing in MANETs is a challenging task. Recent research in this area is directed towards testing existing routing protocols for these networks as well as proposing new protocols. In this work, we evaluate two important routing protocols for MANETs namely the Ad-hoc On-demand Distance Vector (AODV) protocol and Destination sequence Distance Vector (DSDV) protocol. Through ns2 simulations, we compare the performance of these protocols in terms of delay, load and throughput. Our results show that AODV outperforms DSDV when used in ad hoc networks.