Performance Evaluation of some Routing Protocols using TCP Traffic Types in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Routing is a critical issue in a Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET). The most famous MANET routing protocols are AODV, DSDV, DSR and AOMDV. Although the performance evaluation of these routing protocols have been extensively simulated, most of the researchers are focusing on the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) traffic type supposing that the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) sources offers a conforming load to the network. Despite of this, most Internet applications are carried out through TCP. In this paper, we investigate the performance of AODV, DSDV, DSR and AOMDV routing protocols using TCP traffic types such as TCP-Reno, TCP-Newreno, TCP-Vegas and TCP-Sack1. The performance analysis is done in terms of packet delivery ratio, average end to end delay and average throughput using the NS2 simulator. The simulation results show that TCP-Vegas performs better compared with others in the case of end-to-end delay, and has higher packet delivery ratio. The TCP-Reno has higher throughput in the case of low data connections compared with TCP-Newreno, TCP-Vegas and TCP-Sack1. In case of high data connections the TCP-VEGAS have the higher throughput compared with the others.
Keywords: Routing protocols; TCP-Reno; TCP-Newreno; TCP-Vegas; TCP-Sack1; NS2 simulator
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Hassan Al-Mahdi
He received a B.Sc. degree in Computing Science from Suez Canal University, Egypt in 1994, an M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Suez Canal University, Egypt in 2001, a Doctoral degree in Wireless Networks in 2006 and associate professor in computer networks from Suez Canal University, Egypt in 2012. From 201 to 2005 he served as lecturer at Suez Canal University, Egypt, assistance professor of computer science at Suez Canal University, Egypt from 2005 to 20012 and associate professor of computer networks at Suez Canal University, Egypt from 2012 to 20013. Currently, he is a full associate professor at Al Jouf University, Saudi Arabia and head of the Computer Science & Information System department. He has 25 papers mostly in the area of data communication and performance evaluation. His research focuses on ad hoc networks, mobile cellular communications, and performance evaluation of networks.
Mohamed Wahed
He is a Professor and dean of Faculty of Computer Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. He received his First degree in Mathematics, Computer Science and Operation Research, Faculty of Science (1984), Master’s degree in Computer Science. Faculty of Science (1990) and PhD degree in Decision Support Systems, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University (1995). His research interests include neural network optimization, scheduling, heuristic search (genetic algorithms), decision support systems and image processing.
Tarek M Mahmoud
Faculty of Computers & Information, Minia University, Egypt
Hassan Shaban
Faculty of Computers & Information, Minia University, Egypt
Hassan Al-Mahdi
He received a B.Sc. degree in Computing Science from Suez Canal University, Egypt in 1994, an M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Suez Canal University, Egypt in 2001, a Doctoral degree in Wireless Networks in 2006 and associate professor in computer networks from Suez Canal University, Egypt in 2012. From 201 to 2005 he served as lecturer at Suez Canal University, Egypt, assistance professor of computer science at Suez Canal University, Egypt from 2005 to 20012 and associate professor of computer networks at Suez Canal University, Egypt from 2012 to 20013. Currently, he is a full associate professor at Al Jouf University, Saudi Arabia and head of the Computer Science & Information System department. He has 25 papers mostly in the area of data communication and performance evaluation. His research focuses on ad hoc networks, mobile cellular communications, and performance evaluation of networks.
Mohamed Wahed
He is a Professor and dean of Faculty of Computer Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. He received his First degree in Mathematics, Computer Science and Operation Research, Faculty of Science (1984), Master’s degree in Computer Science. Faculty of Science (1990) and PhD degree in Decision Support Systems, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University (1995). His research interests include neural network optimization, scheduling, heuristic search (genetic algorithms), decision support systems and image processing.
Tarek M Mahmoud
Faculty of Computers & Information, Minia University, Egypt
Hassan Shaban
Faculty of Computers & Information, Minia University, Egypt
