Comparative Analysis of MANET Routing Protocol by Varying Number of Groups in Group Mobility Model

Abstract

A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a network consisting of wireless mobile nodes that are self configuring and communicate with each other any centralized infrastructure. Each device in a MANET can move freely and independently in any direction and will therefore change its links to other devices frequently. In order to facilitate the communication within a network, a routing protocol is used to discover the routes between nodes. The preeminent goal of such an ad-hoc network routing protocol is to establish correct and efficient routes between a pair of nodes so that messages are delivered in a timely manner. In this paper, we have compared the performance of MANET routing protocol AODV in Group Mobility Model. We have analyzed the performance of protocol by varying the number of groups in a Group Mobility Model. The simulation has been carried out in Qualnet 6.1. The metrics used for performance are Average Jitter, Throughput, End-End delay and Data Received. It has been observed that AODV gives better result when there are maximum numbers of groups in Group Mobility Model.