A simulation study of routing protocol performance for mobile ad hoc networks

In this paper, the simulation of routing protocol performance for mobile ad hoc network is presented. The performance analysis is derived by comparing two routing protocols; AODV and LAR. Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are autonomous systems of multi-hop, wireless mobile nodes that do not require base stations or any fixed infrastructure. MANET is required at the field or location which no base station or any fixed infrastructure available such as during nature disaster or war. Ad hoc networks are very attractive for tactical communication in the military and law enforcement. They are also expected to play an important role in civilian life such as convention centers, conferences, electronic classrooms and disaster recover)'. Nodes in this network model share the same random access wireless channel. The simulation is done by using Qualnet Simulator.