Open AccessA Comprehensive Analysis of Proactive and Reactive Manet Routing Protocols Using Ns3
Author(s) -
Yakubu Ernest Nwuku,
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Adeyemi Abel Ajibesin,
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Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.47363/jeast/2021(3)120
Subject(s) - computer network , optimized link state routing protocol , mobile ad hoc network , computer science , routing protocol , destination sequenced distance vector routing , link state routing protocol , wireless ad hoc network , distance vector routing protocol , ad hoc wireless distribution service , distributed computing , routing (electronic design automation) , wireless , telecommunications , network packet
Mobile ad-hoc network, MANET, is a network communication medium that is made up of mobile wireless nodes. It operates as an infrastructure-less network that doesn’t require an existing network infrastructure such as routers, switches, or mounted access points for network communication. In this paper, the performance of three MANET routing protocols, OLSR, DSDV, and AOMDV was analyzed using NS3 with varying numbers of nodes. Results were obtained based on the following metrics; Average Throughput, Average End-to-End Delay, and Average Energy Consumption. Overall, the OLSR protocol outperformed DSDV and AOMDV for the tested metrics at several nodes lesser than 40 nodes.