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Abstract – Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) is a collection of multi-hop
wireless mobile nodes that communicate with each other without centralized control or
established infrastructure. MANETs has a wide range of applications, ranging from
mobile phone application to military applications. As the application of MANETs
increases, the attacks on MANETs also increase. Due to mobility of nodes, frequent link
breakage carry out, and it's widely use, MANET’s routing is considered as a challenging
job. A vast range of research is being conducted to keep routing in MANETs robust and
secure. One of the major research areas is routing privacy. This paper presents a
description of routing protocols that have the major challenges in ad hoc networks with a
particular focus on their characteristics, functionality, and security features and makes
their comparative analysis. Further, this study will help the researchers to get an
overview of the existing protocols and suggest which protocols may perform better with
respect to varying network scenarios.
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