Evaluation of Ad Hoc Routing Protocols in Real Simulation Environments

Abstract

In order to conduct meaningful performance analysis of routing algorithms in the context of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), it is essential that the underlying mobility model on which the simulation is based reflects realistic mobility behavior. In this paper, the most widely known ad hoc routing protocols will be simulated in our proposed real simulation environment to figure out the effect of real environmental simulation on ad hoc routing protocols and to show the robustness of current simulation output results