4. OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT
The project aims to simulate large scale Ad-hoc networks
following various ad-hoc routing protocols.
Our main aim is not only to simulate the network but also to
analyse the network and measure the performance of various routing
protocols by means of following parameters
like-Delay,Jitter,Throughput,Average packets dropped,energy of node.
5. AD-HOC NETWORK
A WIRELESS AD HOC NETWORK (WANET) OR MANET IS A
DECENTRALIZED TYPE OF WIRELESS NETWORK.THE NETWORK IS AD
HOC BECAUSE IT DOES NOT RELY ON A PRE-EXISTING
INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS ROUTERS IN WIRED NETWORKS
OR ACCESS POINTS IN MANAGED (INFRASTRUCTURE) WIRELESS
NETWORKS.INSTEAD, EACH NODE PARTICIPATES IN ROUTING BY
FORWARDING DATA FOR OTHER NODES, SO THE DETERMINATION OF
WHICH NODES FORWARD DATA IS MADE DYNAMICALLY ON THE BASIS
OF NETWORK CONNECTIVITY.
6. WIRELESS ACCESS POINT VS. AD HOC
NETWORK
SOME PEOPLE CONFUSE WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS WITH WIRELESS AD
HOC NETWORKS. AN AD HOC NETWORK USES A CONNECTION
BETWEEN TWO OR MORE DEVICES WITHOUT USING A WIRELESS
ACCESS POINT: THE DEVICES COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WHEN IN
RANGE. AN AD HOC NETWORK IS USED IN SITUATIONS SUCH AS A
QUICK DATA EXCHANGE OR A MULTIPLAYER LAN GAME BECAUSE
SETUP IS EASY AND DOES NOT REQUIRE AN ACCESS POINT. DUE TO
ITS PEER-TO-PEER LAYOUT, AD HOC CONNECTIONS ARE SIMILAR
TO BLUETOOTH ONES.
7. WHY AD-HOC NETWORK
MINIMAL CONFIGURATION AND QUICK DEPLOYMENT MAKE AD HOC
NETWORKS SUITABLE FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS LIKE NATURAL
DISASTERS OR MILITARY CONFLICTS.
THE PRESENCE OF DYNAMIC AND ADAPTIVE ROUTING PROTOCOLS
ENABLES AD HOC NETWORKS TO BE FORMED QUICKLY.
USE OF UNLICENSED FREQUENCY SPECTRUM.
NO SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE.