Evaluation of impact of mobility, network size and time on performance of adaptive routing protocols

A Mobile ad-hoc Network (MANET) protocol must be configured correctly to ensure efficient data transfer. To achieve this aim a suitable routing protocol must be selected. Therefore, selecting the correct routing protocol is a critical condition, and it presents a classic problem in MANET. Also, using the proper values of the parameter in routing protocols plays a crucial role in MANET. MANET comprises several node devices run by battery as a power source. The primary function of MANET nodes is transmitting data based on routing protocols; thus, routing protocols play an essential role in MANET. Simultaneously, all routing protocols serve the same function in the network, but they differ in their performance. The current paper investigates four routing protocols performance by using the network simulator (NS-2) with various nodes speed, time simulations, network load, and network size. The current project evaluated the protocol performance based on metrics parameters such as throughput, end-to-end delay and packet delivery ratio. The simulation results showed that the ad-hoc On-demand Distance Vector (AODV) protocol was the best in all previous metrics parameters. In contrast, Zone Routing Protocol (ZRP) has the lowest performance. More details of the parameters have been presented in the current paper.