PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF MANET ROUTING PROTOCOLS

Abstract: The research study determines OPNET simulation to evaluate the MANET routing protocols i.e. AODV, DSR, GRP and OLSR performance for HTTP and FTP base application traffic. Results from the simulation result helps to measure the performance matrix i.e. packet delivery fraction, normalized routing load, throughput and end to end delay. Scalar values are extracted from simulation to plot desired performance graphs to analyze. The research results and conclusion produces enough information for the selection of best routing protocol for MANET in terms of HTTP and FTP application types.