International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 95 - Number 4 |
Year of Publication: 2014 |
Authors: Parul Aggarwal, Himanshu Aggarwal |
10.5120/16586-6288 |
Parul Aggarwal, Himanshu Aggarwal . Comparative Analysis of Routing Protocols in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANETs). International Journal of Computer Applications. 95, 4 ( June 2014), 38-42. DOI=10.5120/16586-6288
A mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) is a collection of mobile nodes that is said to be connected through a wireless medium forming rapidly changing topologies. Mantes are infra-structure less in nature and can be set up anytime, anywhere. In this paper, a survey has been conducted of protocol properties of various MANET routing algorithms and analyzed them. The routing algorithms considered in the paper are said to be classified into two categories proactive (table driven) and reactive (on demand). The algorithms considered in this paper are AODV, DSDV and DSR. The comparison among these routing protocols is based on the various protocol property and category parameters.