PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ROUTING PROTOCOLS FOR AD HOC MOBILE NETWORKS

Abstract

Ad hoc networks consist of mobile hosts in a network bereft of base stations and predesignated , routers, and are characterized by a highly dynamic network topology. Unlike static networks, ad hoc networks have no spatial hierarchy and suffer from frequent link failures which prevent mobile hosts from using traditional routing schemes. Under these conditions, mobile hosts must find routes to destinations without the use of designated routers. They must also dynamically adapt the routes to the current link conditions. In this dissertation, a distributed adaptive routing protocol for finding and maintaining stable routes based on signal strength and location stability .in an ad hoc network is studied.