An analytical review for multipath routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. (27th January 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zahary, Ammar; Ayesh, Aladdin
• Is Part Of: International journal of ad hoc and ubiquitous computing. Volume 5:Number 2(2010)
• Page Start: 69
• Page End: 85
• Publication Date: 2010-01-27
• Subjects: single path routing -- multipath extensions -- multipath classification -- route availability -- fault tolerance -- load balancing -- multipath routing -- mobile ad hoc networks -- MANETs -- mobile networks -- simulation; Ubiquitous computing -- Periodicals; Embedded computer systems -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing -- Periodicals; Wireless communication systems -- Periodicals; Computer architecture -- Periodicals; 004.2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-8225

Abstract

Multipath routing is a new extension to many traditional routing protocols in MANETs. Using multipath routing in MANETs can save energy, reduce frequent routing update, enhance data transmission rates, and increase wireless network bandwidth. This paper introduces an analytical review for multipath routing in MANETs covering its applications, classification, and design issues. A simulation-based analytical evaluation is presented in this review using NS2 for AODV and its multipath extensions namely, AOMDV and MRAODV against two traditional multipath routing protocols namely, DSR and TORA. Simulation results show that traditional multipath protocols outperform the single path version of AODV in terms of packet delivery fraction, routing packets overhead, and throughput while AODV has better performance in terms of average end-to-end delay. AODV extensions outperforms traditional protocols in terms of packet delivery fraction and average end-to-end delay.