Simulation Performance of a MANET Using Static Source and Destination Considering AODV Routing Protocol

Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) are attracting attention for their potential use in several fields such as collaborative computing and multimedia communications. MANET nodes cooperate in an autonomous way by forwarding packets to each-other. Considering mobility of the terminals, the routes change dynamically so routing algorithms are very important for operation of MANETs. In this paper, we analyse the performance of a MANET by simulations, considering Random Waypoint Mobility (RWM) model. We consider the case when source and destination nodes are static and the other nodes are in continuous mobility. We evaluate the performance by measuring the number of hops and throughput of one-flow traffic. From results, we understand that density and moving speed makes routes more unstable, thus presenting oscillations in number of hops and throughput.