A Mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is an infrastructure less network. The nodes in this network are mobile. The topology in MANET keeps on changing. MANETs have its applications in various fields like military, sensor networks, video conferencing etc. This paper discusses about various MANET routing protocols such as Proactive, Reactive, Hybrid, their types, comparison of routing protocols, mobility models in MANET, performance matrices that evaluate the performance of MANET routing protocols and applications of MANET.
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