Author : Stuti Pant, Navendu Nitin, Ashish Xavier Das and A. K Jaiswal

Due to the change in network topology and high mobility a suitable routing protocol and mobility model should be deployed carefully. In unmanageable and hostile situations the performance of Adhoc networks greatly depends upon the choice of routing protocols and suitable mobility models. Here we examine the performance of two mobility models i.e. Random waypoint and Group over the increasing number of nodes using different routing protocols like AODV, DSR, DYMO and ZRP in realistic scenarios like earthquake prone areas or other disaster affected areas using performance metrics like average end to end delay, jitter, throughput and packet delivery ratio. For implementation of this approach we have considered windows 8 operating system as platform which is compatible with QualNet simulator 6.1. The recommendations of this research will provide better understanding of various routing protocols over varying number of nodes in various real time applications.

Keywords: MANET, AODV, ZRP, DSR, DYMO, RPGM, RWP.

Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.6, No.5 (Oct-2016)