A Simulative Comparison of DSDV and OLSR Routing Protocols

Mobile Ad hoc networks (MANets) include a collection of distributed nodes that communicate with each other through wireless connections. In this network nodes communicate with each other directly without any access point. The most important feature of these networks is the presence of a dynamic and variable topology, which is a result of node mobility. Due to this mobility routing protocol in MANets must be capable of adapting to these changes. In this study, two important routing protocols of MANets i.e. the OSLR and DSDV protocols were compared in terms of packet delivery ratio, delay and throughput by using the ns2 simulator.

Adhoc Wireless Networks, OLSR and DSDV Routing Protocols, Operational Power, Packet Delivery Rate.