Evaluating MANET routing protocols under multimedia traffic

Mobile ad-hoc network is infrastructure less networks having nodes which can act as a transmitter, router or receiver. MANETs have a dynamic topology where nodes are mobile. To monitor the working of the nodes and nature in which they behave while sending, receiving or forwarding data is classified by a set of rules known as routing protocols. Many routing protocols have been designed to fit the needs of Communication in MANET. These protocols have their own advantages and disadvantages depending in which network they are used. This paper will discuss the evaluation of performances of three routing protocols which include Dynamic Source Routing (DSR), Ad Hoc On-demand Distance Vector (AODV) and Destination Sequenced Distance Vector DSDV. The goal of our work is to study the behavior of above mentioned routing protocols with multimedia traffic source in the network based on the following performance metrics: energy consumption, jitter, packet delivery ratio, and packet drop, control overhead, delay. A simulation model using Network Simulator 2 (NS2) is developed to study the scenario and evaluate them.