Performance Analysis and Simulation of AODV, DSR and TORA Routing Protocols in MANETs
Davesh Singh Som1, Dhananjaya Singh2

1Davesh Singh Som, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut (U.P), India.
2Dhananjaya Singh, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut (U.P), India.

Manuscript received on 18 August 2012 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 August 2012 | Manuscript published on 30 August 2012 | PP: 122-127 | Volume-1 Issue-3, August 2012 | Retrieval Number: C0292071312/2012©BEIESP
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Abstract: Mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is an autonomous system of mobile nodes connected by wireless links. Each node operates as an end system and also as a router to forward packets. The nodes are free to move about and organize themselves into a network. These nodes change position frequently. They can be studied formally as graphs in which the set of edges varies in time. The main method for evaluating the performance of MANETs is simulation. In this paper work an attempt has been made to compare the performance of three on-demand routing protocols for MANETs:- Ad hoc On Demand Distance Vector (AODV), Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) protocols, and Temporally Ordered Routing Algorithm (TORA) with respect to the three performance metrics: average End-to-End delay, throughput and packet delivery ratio. The performance differentials are analyzed using varying number of nodes. These simulations are carried out using the ns-2 network simulator. The results presented in this work illustrate the importance in carefully evaluating and implementing routing protocols in an adhoc environment.
Keywords: AODV, DSR, MANETs, Route Reply, Route Request, Throughput. TORA.

Scope of the Article: Routing and Transport Protocols