A review of routing protocols for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Abstract

A number of routing protocols has been proposed in recent years for possible use of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks in various application areas such as military, govt. etc. In this paper we have presented a comprehensive review of these protocols with a particular focus on their security aspects. Further we have presented a comparison of some of the existing Routing Protocols of MANETs. The base criteria for comparison is routing methodologies and the information used to make routing decisions. All the protocols have to meet five security requirements: confidentiality, integrity, authentication, non-repudiation and availability, with respect to which the analyses of secure versions of proposed protocols are discussed.