A Survey on Parameters Affecting MANET Performance

A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is an infrastructure-less where nodes can share information through wireless links without dedicated hardware that handles the routing. MANETs’ create on-the-fly connections with each other to information, and they frequently join leave MANET during run time. Therefore, flexibility in MANETs needed be able handle variations number of existing nodes. An effective routing protocol should used route data packets within this dynamic network. Lacking centralized infrastructure makes it harder secure communication between nodes, lack vulnerable harmful attacks. Testbeds might test under specific conditions, but researchers prefer use simulators obtain more less cost environment setup testing. MANET’s dependent on required scenario, appropriate choice simulator fulfills researcher’s needs very important. Furthermore, need define simulation parameters by protocol. In addition, if some conditions malicious perform attacks, affecting from attack perspective understood. This paper collects environmental set up environment. To evaluate network’s performance attack, different overall are also collected. survey literature contribution performed based 50 recent papers. Comparison tables statistical charts created show scope collected papers our survey. Results NS-2 most popular MANETs.