Traffic Load based Performance Analysis of DSR and STAR Routing Protocol

The wireless adhoc network is comprised of wireless node which can move freely and are connected among themselves without central infrastructure. Due to the limited transmission range of wireless interfaces, in most cases communication has to be relayed over intermediate nodes. Thus, in such multihop network each node (also called router) is independent, self-reliant and capable to route the messages over the dynamic network topology. Various protocols are reported in this field and it is very difficult to decide the best one. A key issue in deciding which type of routing protocol is best for adhoc networks is the communication overhead incurred by the protocol. In this paper STAR a table driven and DSR on demand protocols based on IEEE 802.11 are analyzed for their performance on different performance measuring metrics versus varying traffic CBR load using QualNet 5.0.2 network simulator.

Authors:

• Rani Astya
• S.C. Sharma

Keywords:

• Adhoc networks
• wireless networks
• CBR
• routingprotocols
• route discovery
• simulation
• performance evaluation
• MAC
• IEEE 802.11
• STAR
• DSR

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