Simulation of routing in an ad-hoc network in conditions of limited availability

This article presents simulation results for a mobile ad-hoc network running Dynamic Source Routing reactive protocol under the conditions of limited availability and heightened response times of network nodes. Authors conclude that dynamic source routing stops being efficient in large networks and propose a hybrid routing protocol that includes the proactive phase and uses availability criterion as a metric. Authors provide experimental results for the dynamic source routing protocol simulation, as well as the message headers and functional outline of the hybrid routing scheme.