Performance analysis of routing protocols in WiMAX using Random Waypoint model

WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a wireless communication standard. Today largely used as a mode of transmission and access to broadband Internet. WiMAX is based upon IEEE Standard 802.16, it supports Point-to-MultiPoint (PMP) as well as Mesh mode. In this work, our main objective is to compare through simulations, the QoS performance parameters (Average throughput, average jitter and average delay) of NOAH (NO Ad-Hoc Routing Agent) and DSDV (Destination-Sequenced Distance-Vector routing), under Random Waypoint Mobility Model by varying the nodes speed. Simulator NS-2 was used. The simulation results show that NOAH routing protocol performed better than DSDV protocol in term of average jitter and average delay, however average throughput values of both protocols are almost similar.