MMDV: Multipath and MPR based AODV routing protocol
Abderrahmen Mtibaa, Farouk Kamoun · 2006
Abstract — The problem of routing in mobile ad hoc networks is considered as an important issue. In fact, these networks are characterized by multi hop wireless connectivity, node mobility, limited power and memory resources. In this paper we study several possible modifications of AODV[1] routing protocol based on selected features available in other routing protocols. Simulation results allowed us to select the two most relevant ones. MMDV is an amelioration of AODV protocol providing for multipath and MPR based flooding. This protocol consists of both proactive and reactive components. In a proactive phase, nodes compute their MPR lists and compute paths to their two hop neighbors. In a reactive phase, nodes compute two paths for each destination. Simulation results show that MMDV enhance the packet delivery performance and reduce the overhead.