Volume : 4, Issue : 8, August - 2015

A Comparative analysis on Multicast routing protocols in Mobile Ad-hoc networks: MAODV, ODMRP, PUMA & AM Route

M. Vijayalakshmi, Dr. D. Sreenivasa Rao

Abstract :

<p>MANET is a collection of various autonomous mobile users with variable network topologies. Among several multicast protocols in MANET more prominent protocols are Multicast Ad-hoc On Demand Distance Vector (MAODV), OnDemand Multicast Routing Protocol (ODMRP), Protocol for Unified Multicasting through Announcement (PUMA) and Ad-hoc Multicast Routing Protocol( AM Route). In this paper, the comparative analysis based on routing mechanisms, characteristics of the protocols have been analyzed and tabulated theoretically.</p>