Ant colony optimization in routing algorithms of mobile ad hoc networks

Abstract

The study on performance of On-demand Ant Routing Algorithm for Mobile Ad Hoc Network is done. An ant routing algorithm based on swarm intelligence and especially on Ant Colony Optimization (ACO). It describes a noval on demand Ant colony algorithm for MANETs. This algorithm tries to minimize complexity at nodes and this is achived at exoences of optimality of routing path. Inextensive set of simulation experiment, We try to set parameter of ant routing algorithms and compare Proposed algorithm with DAR,a pre existing on demand ant routing algorithms and with AODV,a reference algorithm in MANETs. The comparition base on optimal path length with respect to control overhead.