Performance analysis of an energy aware zone routing protocol using span

• Published in: International journal of computers & applications Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 10 - 16
• Main Authors: Ravi, G., Kashwan, K.R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Calgary Taylor & Francis 2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Ad hoc networks; Batteries; Computer networks; Computer simulation; energy conservation; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; MANET; Mobile communication systems; Mobile communications networks; Networks; packet delivery ratio; remote activated switch; Routing; Routing (telecommunications); Simulation; span; Switching theory; Wireless networks; ZRP
• ISSN: 1206-212X; 1925-7074
• DOI: 10.1080/1206212X.2015.1061158

A group of mobile wireless nodes that form a network is called Mobile Ad hoc NETworks (MANET); such a network has no infrastructure and a de-centralized administration. Hence, these wireless nodes greatly depend on their battery power supplies. This power has a much greater influence on the overall lifetime of the network. Extending the lifetime of mobile node has become a major challenge. This paper proposes a Span Adaptive Zone Routing Protocol (SAZRP) to obtain the maximum energy efficiency in MANET nodes using the approach of combining Span and Remote Activated Switch (RAS), with well-known Zone Routing Protocol (ZRP). Furthermore, to promote energy savings through RASs, this hardware is equipped with all of the nodes that are necessary to wake up a sleeping node at any instant of the beacon interval. The simulation results indicate that the SAZRP protocol provides a significant savings in energy consumption, a substantial increase in the packet delivery ratio, and a better throughput compared to the ZRP protocol.