Performance Investigation of Topology-Based Routing Protocols in Flying Ad-Hoc Networks Using NS-2

Abstract

Recently, with the rapid technological advancement in communication technologies, it has been possible to establish wireless communication between small, portable, and flexible devices like Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). These vehicles can fly autonomously or be operated without carrying any human being. The workings with UAVs environment often refer to flying ad-hoc network (FANETs), currently a very important and challenging area of research. The usage of FANETs promises new applications in military and civilian areas. The data routing between UAVs also plays an important role for these real-time applications and services. However, the routing in FANETs scenario faces serious issues due to fast mobility and rapid network topology change of UAVs. Therefore, this chapter proposes a comparative study on topology-based routing protocols like AODV, DSDV, and DSR. Furthermore, investigate the performance of these different protocols for a FANETs environment based on different parameters by using the NS-2 simulator.