1Research Scholar, Swami Vivekanand University, Madhya Pradesh, India
2SCRIET-CCS University Campus, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Online published on 21 November, 2017.
This paper first describes the characteristics, applications of Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs), and their idiosyncrasies with respect to traditional, hardwired packet networks. It then discusses the effect these differences have on the design and evaluation of network control protocols with an emphasis on routing performance evaluation considerations.
