Abstract: “Security of On-demand routing protocols are of utmost significance in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs), which form a transient network and are not using the existing infrastructure or centralized administration.Performance evaluation of Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) protocols is performed as a precursor for improving secure routing schemes in ad-hoc networks. Simulation results for determining efficiency in terms of throughput, delay and routing overhead are given.”

Keywords: Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET), Dynamic Source Routing (DSR), On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV), Ad-Hoc Network Performance