Performance Analysis of the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol with Link-Layer Feedback for Mobile Ad hoc Networks

Abstract: In Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET), routing is one of the important problems in research. Routing influence significantly the network performance. In this paper, we analyze performance of the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol with Link-layer Feedback (OLSR-FB) that is an improved protocol of OLSR protocol by comparing to the famous protocol DSR in terms of Packet Delivery Fraction, Delay, Routing overhead and Normalize Routing Load. Simulation results  show that the OLSR-FB’ packet delivery fraction outperforms that of  the DSR in some cases. Our results also show that OLSR-FB‘ Delay, Routing overhead and Normalize Routing Load are less than the corresponding results from the DSR.

Keywords: Mobile Ad hoc Networks; Routing Protocol; OLSR; DSR