IJRET: International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology eISSN: 2319-1163 | pISSN: 2321-7308 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Volume: 03 Issue: 03 | Mar-2014, Available @ http://www.ijret.org 496 A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON PERFORMANCE OF AODV AND DSDV PROTOCOL USING MANHATTAN GRID MOBILITY MODEL Amandeep Kaur 1 , Meenakshi Mittal 2 1 M.Tech Scholar, Centre for Computer Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Punjab, India 2 Assistant Professor, Centre for Computer Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Punjab, India Abstract Wireless networks have become an epitome of revolution in the communication industry as these have enabled the devices to communicate and access information independent of their location. These networks can be classified into two categories: Infrastructure based and Infrastructure less. Mobile ad hoc networks (MANET) fall under infrastructureless category in which nodes are able to move thereby making the topology of the network highly dynamic. Due to the dynamically changing topology, efficient routing mechanisms needed to be developed, which led to the foundations of various mobile ad hoc routing protocols. There are a number of mobile ad hoc routing protocols proposed to serve different purposes like security and transmission efficiency. These protocols are divided into two categories: Table based and Demand based. Through this work, table based traditional routing protocol DSDV and demand based routing protocol AODV have been assessed through simulation using Manhattan Grid mobility model. Comprehensive analysis was carried out to analyze which protocol performs better in the assumed scenarios. The performance metrics evaluated for the two protocols are Throughput, Average End to End delay, Routing Overhead and Packet Delivery Ratio. Keywords: Ad hoc, MANET, DSDV, AODV, Manhattan Grid, Throughput, Overhead -----------------------------------------------------------------------***----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. INTRODUCTION TO MOBILE AD HOC NETWORKS H. Bakht [1] has described the phrase “Ad Hoc” being originated from Latin language referring to something that is planned for a specific purpose. According to him, this term was amalgamated with networks having mobile nodes to form “Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANET)” back in 1970’s. Basically the wireless networks are of two kinds- Infrastructure based and Infrastructure less networks. Fig.1: Classification of Wireless Networks S. Basagni et al [4] have defined the various categories of the wireless networks as discussed ahead. Infrastructure based networks are those in which the communication among the nodes is handled by a central authority and Infrastructureless networks do not need any central authority to coordinate the communication. The infrastructureless networks are further categorized into fixed and mobile infrastructureless networks. Fixed infrastructureless networks have static nodes which are unable to change their locations, whereas Mobile infrastructureless networks have a dynamically changing topology in which nodes are capable of moving from one location to another. In these networks, devices are themselves the network thereby allowing seamless communication at low cost, self organized manner and easy deployment. These networks are called Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. Fig.2: Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Wireless Networks Infrastructure based Wireless Networks Infrastructure less Wireless Networks Fixed Infrastructureless Wireless Networks Mobile Infrastructureless Wireless Networks