Analytical Study of MFR Routing Algorithm for Mobile Ad hoc Networks

In mobile ad hoc network (MANET), efficient routing algorithm must deal with the changing network topology created by mobility of nodes. Therefore, the aim of a MANET routing protocol is to establish a correct and efficient route between a source node and a destination node for delivering a message in a timely manner. In this paper, we analyze the performance of Most Forward within Radius (MFR) routing algorithm for mobile ad hoc networks. We use an analytic model to evaluate the performance of MFR algorithm. The results show that, successful message delivery decreases with the increase in the number of links or with the increase in number of nodes in the network. Also successful message delivery increases as the lifetime of message delivery decreases.