P2P over MANETs: Application and Network Layers’ Routing Assessment

Both Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks are decentralized selforganizing networks with a dynamic topology, used to route queries in a distributed environment. However, whilst MANETs are composed of resource-constrained devices susceptible to faults, P2P networks are popular for their resilience and fault-tolerance. This makes P2P networks the ideal data sharing system for MANETs. This work focus on the integration of these networks. More specifically, we evaluate routing strategies of both the network layer and the application layer. Our results indicate that protocols performance depends greatly on the environment and point out the need for new approaches.