Mobility and fast-fading impact study on wireless ad hoc networks

  • Authors:
  • Kirthana Akunuri;Ivan Guardiola;Aaron Phillips

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 600 W. 14th St., Rolla, MO 65409-0370, USA.;Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 600 W. 14th St., Rolla, MO 65409-0370, USA.;Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 76409-3061, USA

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) protocol is affected by various environmental factors like mobility and fading, which depreciate the performance of the protocol. Though there is a commendable amount of work with different MANET protocol comparisons, seldom has there been a comparative study based on realistic simulation scenarios in order to examine the effects of network density, mobility and fading. Hence, this paper outlines a comparative study on the performance of three extensively employed reactive MANET protocols – AODV, DSR and DYMOUM. They are simulated in an environment effected by the three parameters and then thoroughly evaluated through a numerical study. The paper results in providing design considerations for the developing speed-aware routing protocol (SARP).