TARP Performance in a Mobile World

Trust-aware routing protocol (TARP) has been proposed as a secure-trusted ad-hoc routing protocol. In TARP security is inherently built into the routing protocol where each node evaluates the trust level of its neighbors based on a set of attributes. In this paper, we study TARP performance using different mobility models. Three important mobility models are considered, namely, random waypoint, Manhattan grid and reference point group mobility (RPGM). The study shows the packet delivery ratio, network delay, routing overhead and the energy consumption versus mobility using the three different mobility models. The application of these models will enhance the realism of simulation to actual real life mobility in an urban or military setup scenario.