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A Comprehensive Survey on Routing Algorithms in Mobile Adhoc Network
Review Article | Published: 09 December 2025
ICCK Transactions on Wireless Networks Volume 1, Issue 2, 2025: 51-63
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ICCK Transactions on Wireless Networks, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2025: 51-63

Open Access | Review Article | 09 December 2025
A Comprehensive Survey on Routing Algorithms in Mobile Adhoc Network
by
Muhammad Arshad Muhammad Arshad 1
Bilal Khan Bilal Khan 2
Lala Rukh Lala Rukh 3
Sarwar Shah Khan Sarwar Shah Khan 2 *
Manahil Shah Manahil Shah 1
1 Department of Computer Science, City University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
2 Department of Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology, Mardan, Pakistan
3 Institute of Computer Science and Information Technology, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan
* Corresponding Author: Sarwar Shah Khan, [email protected]
DOI: 10.62762/TWN.2025.809329
Received: 11 July 2025, Accepted: 24 August 2025, Published: 09 December 2025  
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Abstract
MANET is a form of a network which has movable devices and does not have any centralized AP (Access Point). This type of network can be implemented in a different domain without having and requiring any central administration. MANET has no pre-existing infrastructure; therefore, communication can be achieved through multi-hop wireless technologies between mobile nodes. In MANET routing protocol plays a vital role to discover the best routing path between origin and endpoint. There are numerous routing protocols designed for MANETs. Different surveys have been conducted on routing algorithms used in MANET but they haven’t considered various classes of routing protocols used in MANET. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of different routing protocol used in MANET and also describe different classes of these routing protocols. The purpose of this study is to perform an analysis and associate various routing protocols.
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A Comprehensive Survey on Routing Algorithms in Mobile Adhoc Network
Keywords
MANET
proactive routing protocols
reactive routing protocols
hybrid routing protocol
access point
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Arshad, M., Khan, B., Rukh, L., Khan, S. S., & Shah, M. (2025). A Comprehensive Survey on Routing Algorithms in Mobile Adhoc Network. ICCK Transactions on Wireless Networks, 1(2), 51–63. https://doi.org/10.62762/TWN.2025.809329
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@article{Arshad2025A,
  author = {Muhammad Arshad and Bilal Khan and Lala Rukh and Sarwar Shah Khan and Manahil Shah},
  title = {A Comprehensive Survey on Routing Algorithms in Mobile Adhoc Network},
  journal = {ICCK Transactions on Wireless Networks},
  year = {2025},
  volume = {1},
  number = {2},
  pages = {51-63},
  doi = {10.62762/TWN.2025.809329},
  url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/TWN.2025.809329},
  abstract = {MANET is a form of a network which has movable devices and does not have any centralized AP (Access Point). This type of network can be implemented in a different domain without having and requiring any central administration. MANET has no pre-existing infrastructure; therefore, communication can be achieved through multi-hop wireless technologies between mobile nodes. In MANET routing protocol plays a vital role to discover the best routing path between origin and endpoint. There are numerous routing protocols designed for MANETs. Different surveys have been conducted on routing algorithms used in MANET but they haven’t considered various classes of routing protocols used in MANET. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of different routing protocol used in MANET and also describe different classes of these routing protocols. The purpose of this study is to perform an analysis and associate various routing protocols.},
  keywords = {MANET, proactive routing protocols, reactive routing protocols, hybrid routing protocol, access point},
  issn = {3068-7721},
  publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
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