Research Article

A Study on Improving Secure Routing Performance Using Trust Model in MANET

Table 2

The characteristics of the routing protocol.

ā€‰ProactiveReactiveHybrid

Routing techniqueNodes send periodic messages to keep up-to-date routing information in the tablePerform routing by requesting routing information only when sending and receiving dataMix proactive and reactive advantages

AdvantageMinimize delay for routingMinimize routing overheadExpand the scope of application by combining the advantages of two methods

DisadvantageRouting overhead increasesRouting latency increasesThe protocol is complex