Performance analysis of power efficient routing protocols for hierarchical mobile ad hoc networks

Abstract

Mobile Ad hoc Network MANET is a collection of wireless newlinemobile hosts forming a temporary network without the aid of any established newlineinfrastructure or centralized administration In MANET a mobile host can act newlineboth as a host and a router forwarding packets to other mobile nodes in the newlinenetwork In order to facilitate communication within the network a routing newlineprotocol is used to discover routes between nodes The primary goal of such newlinean ad hoc network routing protocol is efficient route establishment between a newlinepair of nodes so that messages may be delivered in time newline newline