A Modified Broadcast Algorithm for Multi-hop Relay MANETs

Abstract

A MANET consist of a collection of wireless mobile nodes in which packets are transmitted from one to another node via intermediate nodes within range. To find an efficient routing protocol, which is used to transmit data from source to destination across whole network, is a major issue in networking research. MANETs are flexibly distributed that can change their locations and are self-configurable. So they are highly appealing for a lot critical applications, like disaster relief, deep space communication, battlefield communication, etc. This paper presents various broadcasting techniques used in MANETs on the basis of parameters such as end-to-end delay, MAC retransmission rate, data transmission energy, etc. As these parameters are not yet close to acheive optimal peformance, a new solution is suggested here for better performance.