Performance Analysis of Routing Protocols In Mobile Ad Hoc Network

Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) is a type of ad hoc network that can change locations and configure itself on the fly. Each device in a MANET is act as routing node and therefore change its links to other devices frequently. Each and every nodes act as routers and it follows dynamic topology without any centralized administration. A MANET can be a standalone network or it can be connected to external networks(Internet). In this paper we are considering the performance evaluation of three routing protocols in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs). the Destination Sequenced Distance Vector (DSDV) belongs to proactive or the table-driven protocol, Distance Source Routing and the Ad hoc On- Demand Distance Vector routing (AODV) belongs to reactive or On-Demand protocol. The performance measurements are based on the various parameters such as packet delivery ratio, average end to end delay and number of packets lost.