A REVIEW ON MANET (MOBILE AD HOC NETWORK)
Suniti Purbey · International Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Development · 2018
MANET or Mobile Ad-hoc Network is a field of networking that deals with the mobiles nodes of communication.These nodes are wirelessly connected with each other.Dynamically interconnections are made.Due to its dynamic behavior, it is necessary to choose apt network type and to handle power consumption issues.In the MANET networks due to mobility and sensing power consumption is the major issue of communication between different nodes.The major Concern of MANET is energy optimization.This paper reviews various types of Mobile Ad-hoc Network and routing protocols and analyses their performance in various application areas along with its advantages and challenges.In addition, we would also explain the various emerging applications and future potential of MANET KEYWORDS-Nodes, Power consumption, Ad hoc networking, Protocol. I.INTRODUCTIONMANET also known as wireless ad hoc network is the keyfactors inthe evolution of wirelesscommunications all over the world.And are even used in military operations, disaster relief andthe conference as well.These networks can change the location and configure itself on the fly.The growth of laptops and 802.11/Wi-Fi wirelessnetworking have made MANET a popular research topic since the1990s.Some important protocols evaluated in MANET are packet drop rate, routing protocol, anend to end packet delays, network throughput.Through all the existent wireless networks Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET) have the most essential and unique applications.In comparison to other network architectures, MANET does not require a fixed network infrastructure, as every single node can function as both a transmitter and a receiver.Nodes directly communicate with each other when they are both within theircommunication ranges.[1] II. OBJECTIVEThe objective of this paper is to explain about MANET and other types of Ad hoc networks,Categories,power consumption in MANET, challenges regarding ad hoc networking, routing protocol of Ad hoc networking along with a conclusion and its future applications as well.Even we hadproposed the ways to develop further issues in MANET.