Analysis of Packets Broadcast over MANET Protocols using UDP Traffic Pattern

Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) is collection of multi-hop wireless mobile nodes that communicate with each other without centralized control or established infrastructure. The stable routing over such a network is a very critical task as the wireless links are highly error prone and can go down frequently due to dynamic network topology. In this paper, an effort has been carried out to analyze the packets broadcast over mobile adhoc network using DSR and AODV having UDP traffic agents. The simulator used is NS 2.34. The performance of either protocol has been studied using a self created network scenario and by analyzing the packets broadcast with respect to pause time. The network size has also been varied from 15 nodes to 25 nodes and then to 45 nodes. Based on the analysis, recommendations have been made about the significance of the protocol under various situations. It has been concluded that the use of AODV protocol is a better choice over DSR protocol for efficient routing over mobile adhoc network.