Performance of routing protocols in HF wireless networks

In this paper we compare the performance of the wireless address resolution and routing protocol (WARRP) and the Internet standard optimized link state rotating (OLSR) protocol (RFC-3626) over various topologies of the HF wide area network (HFWAN). WARRP was designed specifically for HF networks, in which network diameter seldom exceeds two hops, while OLSR is a general-purpose wireless routing protocol. We explore the effects of channel Impairments and node mobility on routing overhead and network performance.