Simulation of MANET using GloMoSim Network Simulator

Abstract — Mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a temporary self-organizing network of wireless mobile nodes without the support of any existing infrastructure that may be readily available on the conventional networks. It allows various devices to form a network in areas where no communication infrastructure exists. In order to maintain connectivity in a mobile ad hoc network all participating nodes have to perform routing of network traffic. This paper is carried out to simulate the MANET using GloMoSim. It is a popular network simulation tool, which is used in the study of the behavior of large-scale hybrid networks that include wireless, wired, and satellite based communications. With the advent of the scenarios seeking infrastructure-less network with wireless nodes, security concerns have made the required personnel to mull over the MANET configuration using protocols for various sized networks. We will also discuss various categories of protocols proposed for the MANET, applications that are found out of this network, overview of the AODV protocol and GloMoSim and most importantly the simulations that are carried out using AODV protocol