Comparative Analysis of Routing Protocols AODV, DSDV, DSR &TORA in MANET

MANET, the contraction to Mobile Ad-hoc Networks, which can also be stated to wireless mobile ad-hoc network, is a sustained self-configuring network. MANET is an infrastructure less network having the ability to communicate between nodes without any centralized administration. In MANET architecture, devices can move autonomously. As a result, they change their associations to other devices frequently. Due to varying network topologies, the selection in mobility models and routing protocol has an important effect on the performance of Ad-hoc networks. In this research, we have investigated various routing protocols such as DSDV, AODV, DSR and TORA on performance basis. Performance Evaluation of these algorithms was critically analyzed under different scenarios, such as Jitter, Latency, Collision & throughput to check which Protocol performs better in different Phenomena’s. For simulations, Network Simulator (NS-2) is recommended. The recommendation of this research will provide an enhanced understanding of protocols.
Index Terms - Ad-Hoc, AODV, DSR, DSDV, TORA, NS2