Mobile Ad-Hoc network is a collection of mobile nodes that form a network without any fixed infrastructure. Each mobile node will act as a host or router to forward the packets to other nodes. an ad-hoc network performance it is necessary to develop and use mobility models that accurately represent movements of the mobile nodes. In this paper we compared various On-demand routing protocols such as Ad hoc On-demand Distance Vector (AODV) and Dynamic Source Routing (DSR). Simulation is universally considered the most effective method of evaluating the routing protocols. NS-2 simulation capabilities, the key performance indicators of the routing protocols have been analyzed such as routing overhead generation, data delivery and delay.

MANET, AODV, DSR, NS2

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