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Energy-Aware Overhead Optimized Multipath Routing Protocol For Manets

Author(s) Ms. LANKA YAMINI SWATHI, Ms. K S S SOUJANYA KUMARI, Prof. K SAMATHA
Country India
Abstract Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) face significant challenges in energy efficiency and routing overhead due to their dynamic topology and resource-constrained nature. Traditional routing protocols primarily focus on minimum hop count without considering energy conservation, leading to premature node failures and network partitioning. This paper presents an Overhead-Aware Modified Multipath Routing Protocol (MMPRP) that integrates energy efficiency with trust-based node SELECTION and multipath routing to enhance network lifetime and performance. The proposed protocol incorporates cluster-based trust management, Estimated Overhead Rate (EOR) metrics, and multipath routing to reduce channel occupancy. Simulation results using NS-2 demonstrate that MMPRP outperforms existing protocols like E-AODV and MRPC in terms of packet delivery ratio (improved by 15-20%), routing overhead (reduced by 25-30%), end-to-end delay (decreased by 20-25%), and network throughput (increased by 18-22%). The protocol's innovative combination of trust valuation, overhead awareness, and multipath routing provides a comprehensive solution for energy-constrained MANET environments.
Keywords MANET, Energy-aware routing, Multipath routing, Trust management, Routing overhead, Cluster-based routing, NS-2 simulation
Field Computer > Electronics
Published In Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On 2025-07-16
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.51211
Short DOI https://doi.org/g9tz7j

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