Evaluation of Ad-Hoc Routing Protocols in a Vehicular Traffic Environment using SUMO and NS2

Abstract

Considering the transition from a peripatetic world to a world full of vehicles all over, the need for a well-defined communication between vehicles is something to be thought of. There may be circumstances where we cannot rely on traditional methods of communication for message or data transfer. At times, speed is prioritized over reliability and vice-versa. This paper focuses on evaluating the performances of different Ad Hoc routing protocols which are Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV), Dynamic Source Routing (DSR), Destination Sequenced Distance Vector (DSDV) in terms of their average throughput and average end-to-end delay. All the three protocols have been implemented in the same traffic environment. Six cases have been considered where these routing protocols have been implemented using User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) as the transport layer protocols. The scope of this paper is to find out the best routing protocol, both on the basis of average throughput and even end-to-end delay and optimize it to improve its performance. Finally, the paper is summarized.