MRA: Multi-level routing algorithm to balance the traffic load in wireless Ad hoc network

A critical requirement in the design of Ad hoc networks is the development of an efficient routing protocol which provides efficient communication. The node´s in MANET have limited communication resources such as bandwidth, buffer space, battery power etc. The resource constraints in MANET require the traffic to be fairly distributed among the mobile host. Multi-level routing algorithm proposed in this paper facilitates an efficient method for communication with mobile node´s. It reduces the communication overhead by fairly distributing the traffic among the wireless nodes. It selects the intermediate node´s which have the enough resources and capability to handle the information transmitted in order to reach the destination node. The routing algorithm becomes more suitable as the mobile nodes move, it reduces the average end to end delay and increases the number of control packets sent with respect to increase in the number of node´s.