| Type of protocol | Hello message | Multicasting | Routing metrics | Loop free | Scalability | Reliability | Load balancing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DSR | Reactive | No | No | Shortest path | Yes | No | Yes | No |
AODV | Reactive | Yes | Yes | Shortest path | Yes | No | Yes | No |
LQSR | Reactive | Yes | Yes | Hop count, RTT, ETX | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
DSDV | Proactive | No | No | Shortest path | Yes | No | Yes | No |
OLSR | Proactive | Yes | No | Shortest path | Yes | No | Yes | No |
MRP | Proactive | No | Yes | Hop count, QoS metrics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |