Delay-Constrained Routing Based on Stochastic Model for Flying Ad Hoc Networks

Table 1

Comparison of existing routing algorithms.

Routing algorithm	Type	Dynamic adaptive	Link quality	Real time	Routing metric
OR-DSP [14]	Reactive	Yes	No	No	Shortest path and waiting time
P-OLSR [15]	Proactive	No	Yes	No	Optimized link
PPMAC [16]	Reactive	Yes	No	No	Shortest path
AeroRP [17, 18]	Position-based	Yes	No	No	Shortest path
GRAA [19]	Position-based	Yes	No	No	Shortest path
RARP [22]	Reactive	Yes	No	No	Connection time, hops, and maximum risk
Proposed method	Reactive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Effective transmission rate and delay