Comparison of WCA with AODV and WCA with ACO using clustering algorithm

ABSTRACT The rapidly changing topology of Mobile Ad hoc networks (MANETs) poses various challenges like routing, Quality of Service (QoS) etc. This paper attempts to compare performance parameters like throughput, packet delivery fraction and packet loss using Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector(AODV) routing protocol and Ant Colony Optimization(ACO). The proposed method combines Weighted Clustering Algorithm(WCA) with AODV and WCA with ACO. The performance characteristics are compared between WCA with AODV and WCA with ACO