Genetic Algorithm-Based Routing Protocol for Energy Efficient Routing in MANETs

Genetic algorithm is a very popular optimization technique in artificial intelligence. In mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), all the devices are battery operated. The power consumption at nodes in transferring the data is a big issue in MANETs. In this paper, a new protocol for routing in MANETs using genetic algorithms is proposed. This protocol uses the power of genetic algorithms to find a path that consumes minimum power in transferring the data from source to destination node. Simulation results prove that the proposed algorithm performs better than the previous algorithms.