Need justification for adaptive route update in wireless ad hoc networks

Recent advances in communications made it possible to consider wireless networks for connectivity at highly scalable rates. Efficiency of any wireless network heavily depends on efficient MAC and Routing techniques. Routing techniques, ideally, target finding suitable routes, updating and maintaining them. Most of the current research is focused on finding and maintaining efficient route, with little emphasis on route update. Our research shows that current route update techniques may not provide efficient results for the networks with high relative mobility and high active node density with frequent topological changes. We have studied different factors for adaptation of generic routing strategy. The factors computed on runtime can enhance the efficiency of existing & future routing protocols.