energy efficient routing in mobile ad hoc networks source code
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Modern and innovative medical applications based on the wireless network are being developed in both the commercial and research sectors. Emerging wireless networks are fast becoming a critical part of medical solutions because of increased accessibility for healthcare professionals / patients that reduce healthcare costs. Discovering routes between hosts that are energy efficient without compromising fluid communication is desirable. This paper investigates the energy efficiency of some proactive and reactive routing protocols selected in the wireless network for health environments. After simulation and analysis it was found that DSR is the best energy efficient routing protocol between DSR, DSDV and AODV, because DSR has maximum remaining power.
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANET) suffer from energy depletion, since many nodes use the batteries as a source. Energy consumption is one of the most important criteria for system design optimization in MANETs. Conventional routing protocols do not consider the power of nodes when selecting routes. Therefore, using the same path for a longer duration leads to partitioning of the network. Therefore, considering the energy of the nodes while selecting a route efficiently uses the nodal energy and helps extend the useful life of the network. This article attempts to modify the popular AODV request routing protocol to make it aware of power. The proposed algorithm also varies the transmission power between two nodes according to their distance. The protocols are simulated using Network Simulator (NS-2.34). The performance of both protocols is analyzed under various conditions and the proposed scheme shows the efficient use of energy and the increase in the useful life of the network.