Analysis and comparison of various routing methods for Mobile adhoc Networks (MANETs)

摘要

It is necessary to develop a new routing approach because MANET have restricted recourses. Also the algorithms designed for traditional infrastructure based network such as link-state or distance vector, does not fit well in wireless surroundings. To overcome this problem a number of routing protocols have been developed. It is very difficult to decide appropriate protocols for different network scenarios such as network size and topology etc. This paper provides an overview of the existing routing protocols with their distinctiveness and functionality. The comparison is provided based on the routing strategies and information used to make routing decisions. The performance of all the routing protocols is also discussed.