Anto Ramya. S. I, Naveena. V. A
A Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET), also called a Mobile Mesh Network, is a self – configuring network of mobile devices connected by wireless links. Contrasting to Traditional Mobile Wireless Networks, Ad Hoc Networks do not rely on any fixed infrastructure. The researches on various issues in Mobile ad hoc networks are becoming popular because of its challenging nature and all-time connectivity to communicate. This paper discusses a solution for finding a path between nodes in MANET. Termite is a novel algorithm for packet routing in communication networks. Termite is an adaptive, distributed, mobile agent-based algorithm which was inspired by recent work on the ant colony metaphor. According to this algorithm, a group of mobile agents also called artificial termites, build paths between a pair of nodes, exploring the network concurrently and exchanging obtained information to update the routing tables. Some of the parameters used to assess its performance are packet delays and throughput. The results of this algorithm prove better throughput as compared to existing algorithms. So, termite algorithm is a hopeful option for routing of data in commercial networks.
Mobile agents, Pheromone, Routing algorithm, Swarm intelligence, and Termite.