Qualitative Analysis of Hybrid Routing Protocols Against Network Layer Attacks in MANET

This paper gives utmost predictive comparative analysis of two hybrid routing protocol which includes Zone routing protocol (ZRP), Hybrid wireless mesh protocol (HWMP) and reactive protocol which is Adhoc On Demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing protocol against the real time vulnerable security attacks in the network layer. The primary objective is to provide analysis which describes the use of specific hybrid protocol in Mobile adhoc network (MANET) which exhibit secure and efficient packet transmission. The protocols are analysed among different parameters on which there efficiency is evaluated. This paper provides insight to the potential threats which they posses in open communication channel in real time and their effects on the performance. Few parameters are simulated to evaluate the efficiency for protocols. Network layer attacks used in this work for evaluation narrows the possibilities of using inefficient protocols which also concludes the necessity of using specific hybrid routing protocol. Keywords— HWMP, MANET, AODV, Threats, ZRP, Network layer.