A Performance Comparison of On-Demand Multicast Routing Protocols for Ad Hoc Networks

Abstract

In this paper, we present a comparative performance evaluation of three general-purpose on-demand multicast protocols, namely ADMR, MAODV, and ODMRP, focusing on the effects of changes such as increasing number of multicast receivers or sources, application sending pattern, and increasing number of nodes in the network. We use mobile networks composed of 100 or 200 nodes, with both a single active multicast group and multiple active multicast groups in the network, in a wide range of multicast scenarios. Although some simulation results for these protocols have been published before, the three protocols have not been compared, and prior studies have focused on smaller networks using a small set of simulation scenarios, many with only a single active multicast group. We focus here on the effects of the protocols' relative degree of on-demand behavior and their performance in different multicast scenarios.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 2004
Accession Number
ADA483655

Entities

People

  • David B. Johnson
  • Jorjeta G. Jetcheva

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Cellular Networks
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Floods
  • Mesh Networks
  • Mobile Phones
  • Networks
  • Packet Loss
  • Routing Protocols
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Networking