A Review on Routing Protocols in MANET based on Routing Information Update Mechanism
P.Manivannan1, P.Karunanidhi2, S.Bharathiraja3, K.Ramesh4
1P. Manivannan, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology, V.R.S. College of Engineering and Technology, Villupuram, (Tamil Nadu), India.
2P. Karunanidhi, Professor, Department of Information Technology, V.R.S. College of Engineering and Technology, Villupuram, (Tamil Nadu), India.
3S. Bharathiraja, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology, V.R.S. College of Engineering & Technology, Villupuram, (Tamil Nadu), India.
4K. Ramesh, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology, V.R.S. College of Engineering & Technology, Villupuram, (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on March 22, 2013. | Revised Manuscript received on April 12, 2013. | Manuscript published on April 30, 2013. | PP: 448-451 | Volume-2, Issue-4, April 2013. | Retrieval Number: D1449042413/2013©BEIESP
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Abstract: Mobile ad hoc networks (MANET’s) are autonomously self-organized networks without infrastructure support. In a mobile ad hoc network, nodes move arbitrarily; therefore the network may experience rapid and unpredictable topology changes. Because nodes in a MANET normally have limited transmission ranges, some nodes cannot communicate directly with each other. Hence, routing paths in mobile ad hoc networks potentially contain multiple hops, and every node in mobile ad hoc networks has the responsibility to act as a router. In recent years, several routing protocols have been proposed for mobile ad hoc networks such as proactive routing protocols, reactive routing protocols and hybrid routing protocols. This survey paper provides an overview of routing protocols in MANET based on their routing information update mechanism by presenting their characteristics, functionality, benefits and limitations. The objective is to make observations about how the performance of these protocols can be improved.
Keywords: MANET, Proactive, Reactive and Hybrid Routing Protocols.