Classification of MANET unicast routing protocols
- Proactive protocols (OLSR):
- based on optimized link state protocols;
- table driven;
- periodic link advertizement bounded control traffic.
- Reactive protocols (AODV)
- based on on-demand route discovery;
- bursty route request flooding;
- control traffic depends on traffic and mobility ? unbounded control traffic;
- inheritly "partial topology".