Impact of Routing Protocols and Artificial Intelligence Techniques on Ad hoc Networks in Critical Scenario

Rao, M.

Ad hoc networks play a crucial role in setting up of critical infrastructure in disaster or emergency situation. In today’s world, where dealing with COVID 19 pandemic has become need of the hour, availability of critical data and transmitting information between various nodes can be lifesaving. The need for setting up an ad hoc network in a remote area or a hotspot point would help in sending and receiving information with least human intervention. To have a proper ad hoc network setup that relays critical data or information, it is necessary that the system provides good quality of service (QoS) parameters such as least error, good packet delivery ratio, and minimum delay. QoS parameters depend on routing protocols which transmit information between various nodes. Ad hoc networks mainly employ reactive routing protocols that provide routes between nodes as and when required. Applying artificial intelligence techniques with various routing protocols enhances monitoring and recognition of devices leading to better QoS parameters. This paper focusses on the study and application of various routing protocols in an ad hoc network setup in a critical area. Also, the advantage of the artificial intelligence technique on routing protocols is discussed. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.