@article {10.3844/jcssp.2012.1198.1204, article_type = {journal}, title = {E2AODV Protocol for Load Balancing in Ad-Hoc Networks}, author = {Kumar, R. Vinod and Banu, R. S.D. Wahida}, volume = {8}, number = {7}, year = {2012}, month = {Jul}, pages = {1198-1204}, doi = {10.3844/jcssp.2012.1198.1204}, url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/jcssp.2012.1198.1204}, abstract = {Problem statement: In mobile ad hoc networks there are a number of challenges in providing quality of service routing with energy efficiency and load balancing. Most routing protocols do not consider the problem of load balance. A routing protocol called energy Efficient Ad-hoc on Demand Vector (E2AODV) is proposed. It addresses the quality of service issues such as throughput, end to end delay, load distribution and energy. Approach: This study presents a scheme to balance the load with energy efficiency considering both congestion and the nodes energy usage. A threshold value was used to judge if intermediate node was overloaded, variable and changing along with nodes interface queue length around the backward path. Results: The routing protocol called energy Efficient Ad hoc on Demand Vector (E2AODV) that is intended to provide a reliable transmission with low energy consumption was compared with Ad-hoc on Demand Vector (AODV) in terms of the packet delivery ratio, average end to end delay, load distribution and node energy consumption. Conclusion/Recommendation: E2AODV protocol chooses an optimum path with low energy usage. It provides a better scheme to balance the load with energy efficiency and packet delivery ratio. It can be further enhanced as a secure routing protocol for mobile ad-hoc networks.}, journal = {Journal of Computer Science}, publisher = {Science Publications} }