Title: A survey on the fundamental and advanced mobile ad hoc network routing protocols

Authors: Bambrik Ilyas; Didi Fedoua

Addresses: Laboratoire de Recherche en Informatique de Tlemcen (LRIT), Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, New University Pole Abou Bekr Belkaid, Tlemcen-Mansourah, Tlemcen 13000, Algeria ' Laboratoire de Recherche en Informatique de Tlemcen (LRIT), Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, New University Pole Abou Bekr Belkaid, Tlemcen-Mansourah, Tlemcen 13000, Algeria

Abstract: The mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is considered by many researchers as a key technology in the development of the next generations of wireless networks. In addition to its lively topology, auto-configuration and auto-healing characteristics, the MANET does not require the presence of an infrastructure to operate. Thus, making this type of network a more robust and profitable solution. Unquestionably, the core technology behind the advantages of the MANET is the routing algorithm. In this paper, we provide an extensive study of the MANET routing protocols. After presenting the basic as well as the most recent routing algorithms developed for MANETs, multiple protocols are simulated in a variation of conditions in order to extract their advantages and shortcomings. From a versatility point of view, ad hoc on-demand multipath distance vector (AOMDV) produces the most interesting results during the experiments which, is why this protocol has become vastly popular.

Keywords: mobile ad hoc network; MANET; routing protocol; lively topology; ad hoc on-demand multipath distance vector; AOMDV.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSCC.2017.083991

International Journal of Systems, Control and Communications, 2017 Vol.8 No.2, pp.150 - 176

Received: 19 Jan 2016
Accepted: 30 Dec 2016
Published online: 30 Apr 2017 *

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