Performance Comparison of Single and Multipath Routing Protocols in Adhoc Networks

In a Mobile adhoc network (MANET), Mobile nodes communicate with each other using multihop wireless links. There is no stationery infrastructure, for instance there is no base station. Each node in the network also acts as a router, forwarding data packets for other nodes [2] an adhoc network can be formed by mobile computers with wireless interfaces that communicate among themselves without any help of infrastructure. The network without infrastructure is known as adhoc network is formed by mobile stations inside a restricted area which communicate without the need of access point [3]. In an adhoc network the mobile nodes agree to serve as both routers and hosts. Now a day’s wireless networks started as choice of effective networking because of the successive developments in the wireless product technologies continue decline in prices and great freedom available to users to move without affecting their business [4]. Performance comparison of AOMDV, AODV and DSDV with ns-2 (version 2.34) simulations shows that AOMDV is able to achieve remarkable packet delivery fraction and almost similar throughput.