Performance Evaluation of AODV Protocol Using Random Waypoint Mobility Model

Abstract Mobile ad hoc network is a kind of dynamic network. In this network the mobile nodes dynamically form a temporary network without any centralized administration or the use of any existing network infrastructure. A number of routing protocols like Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector Routing (AODV), Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) and Destination-Sequenced Distance-Vector (DSDV) have been proposed. AODV Routing Protocol, which follow on-demand routing approach is an efficient routing protocol designed specifically for use in wireless ad hoc networks of mobile nodes. It offers quick adaptation to changes in topology, less processing and memory issues, low network usage in the ad hoc network. In this paper AODV was studied and its characteristics with respect to the Random Waypoint Mobility Model are analysed based on the packet delivery fraction, routing load, end-to-end delay, PDF, number of packets dropped, throughput and jitter using Network Simulator (NS2) that is employed to run wired and wireless ad hoc simulations. Analyses of the trace files are done in Tracegraph with Matlab.