Simulation and Performance Analysis of the AD HOC On-Demand Distance Vector Routing Protocol for Tactical Mobile AD HOC Networks

Abstract

This thesis presents a simulation and analysis of the Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector Routing Protocol (AODV) for mobile ad hoc network (MANET) environments using the Network Simulator 2 (NS2) tool. AODV is being suggested for possible implementation in the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) for the United States military. Utilizing an AODV model resident in NS2, the simulation focuses on key performance parameters that include the packet delivery fraction, routing loss, buffer loss, total loss, throughput and goodput. The AODV node movement and traffic connection files have been generated to measure the network performance for a given environment using specific parameters. The results reported in this thesis indicate that the network environment size, packet rate and offered load are critical to the network performance. Node velocity played a minimal role in affecting the overall network performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA388021

Entities

People

  • Tyrone P. Theriot

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Digital Communications
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Systems
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Radio Equipment
  • Routing Protocols
  • Simulations
  • Software Defined Radio
  • Tactical Radios

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking