A performance comparison of multi-hop wireless ad hoc network routing protocols

Josh Broch, David A. Maltz, David B. Johnson, Yih Chun Hu, Jorjeta Jetcheva

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Abstract

An ad hoc network is a collection of wireless mobile nodes dynamically forming a temporary network without the use of any existing network infrastructure or centralized administration. Due to the limited transmission range of wireless network interfaces, multiple network "hops"may be needed for one node to exchange data with another across the network. In recent years, a variety of new routing protocols targeted specifically at this environment have been developed, but little performance information on each protocol and no realistic performance comparison between them is available. This paper presents the results of a detailed packet-level simulation comparing four multi-hop wireless ad hoc network routing protocols that cover a range of design choices: DSDV, TORA, DSR, and AODV. We have extended the ivs-2 network simulator to accurately model the MAC and physical-layer behavior of the IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN standard, including a realistic wireless transmission channel model, and present the results of simulations of networks of 50 mobile nodes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMobiCom 1998 - Proceedings of the 4th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking
EditorsWilliam P. Osborne, Dhawal Moghe
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages85-97
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781581130355
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 25 1998
Externally publishedYes
Event4th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, MobiCom 1998 - Dallas, United States
Duration: Oct 25 1998Oct 30 1998

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, MOBICOM
Volume1998-October

Conference

Conference4th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, MobiCom 1998
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDallas
Period10/25/9810/30/98

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Software

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