MANET-Evaluation of DSDV and AROD Routing Protocol.

Mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETS) are formed by a collection of mobile nodes that have the ability to form a communication network without the help of any fixed infrastructure. MANET is a self organized and self configurable network where the mobile nodes move arbitrarily. The mobile nodes can receive and forward packets as a router. Because of the nature of these networks, routing protocols play a prominent role in their scalability and overall performance. Due to limited radio transmission range, multiple hops may be required in order to exchange data among the communicating nodes. So, a key requirement of any efficient routing protocol is to find a route between two communicating nodes quickly and with low bandwidth overheads. Consequently, many routing algorithms have come into existence to satisfy the needs of communications in such networks. This study inspects two MANET protocols DSDV (Destination Sequenced Distance Vector) and AROD (Adaptive Routing in Dynamic Ad-hoc Networks).