Relative study of Routing Protocols in Diverse Topologies of Wireless Sensor Network

Abstract

Without the network model, nodes can't communicate with each other. When a node sends data to another node in that network, either data flows directly or indirectly through a number of different hops. Different layers are associated with the model having their objectives and responsibilities. In wireless sensor networks (WSNs), the nodes communicate with their goals from time to time following the structure of the network, with a number of protocols working on different layers of the model. Here, our focus is on the topology and routing protocols behavior in WSNs. We analyze the behavior of routing protocols like DSDV, AOMDV, AODV, and DSR over different topologies like chain, grid, and parking lot. We also consider the performance of responsive and unresponsive flow of the network. The results are analyzed depending on simulation metrics like throughput, delay, jitter, PDR (packet delivery ratio), and packet drop. Simulations are done using NS2 and the graphs are plotted using gnuplot.