Reduction of Power Consumption in MANETs using AODV Protocol

Abstract

Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) are dynamic wireless networks that can be established without any pre-existing infrastructure. Their decentralized nature makes them suitable for various applications, but it also raises several challenges, with power consumption being paramount among them. The Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) protocol is a prominent routing protocol used in MANETs. This abstract presents an enhanced approach to the AODV protocol to reduce power consumption in MANETs. Our proposed methodology modifies the traditional AODV routing mechanism by incorporating energy-aware metrics. By considering the residual energy of nodes during route discovery and maintenance, the modified protocol aims to prolong the lifetime of individual nodes and the network as a whole. Initial simulations demonstrate that our energy-aware AODV variant can achieve significant power savings compared to the standard AODV protocol