A Review Article on Energy Efficient Routing Algorithm in MANETs

Abstract

With the rapid evolution in the mobile computing field, the new alternatives are derived in which mobile devices form a self-creating, self-administering and self-organising wireless networks. Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) is one such arbitrary network in which all the nodes are mobile and consists of limited battery power and channel bandwidth. These Ad Hoc networks are often used in emergency situations. The frequent change in topology leads to more consumption of energy, therefore saving power in such situations is of prime importance. In this paper, we will try to make some improvements in the already exciting energy efficient routing protocols in order to get better results. We will find minimum distance from source to destination by changing the route request phase. In this way, the energy of nodes with not suffers from inefficiency.

Keywords: AODV, Mobile Ad hoc Networks, Energy Efficiency and Routing.