Mobile Ad hoc networks are infrastructure less and versatile networks of nodes that require no
centralized administration. MANETs are typically used in areas where there’s no existing
infrastructure or where setting up one is extremely difficult.
Nodes in a MANET are mobile and standalone and routing is done either on-demand or pro-
actively to allow information to be exchanged between nodes.
Single-Path routing protocols establish the path between 2 communicating nodes before
transmitting the packets whereas Multi-Path routing protocols compute different alternative paths
between communicating nodes when sending packets to allow quick or instant recovery in case of
network failure.
In this study we evaluate the throughout, average end-to-end delay and packet delivery ratio of the
different protocols and how they perform with varying network sizes.