Enhancing Network Performance: A Comprehensive Analysis of Hybrid Routing Algorithms

Recent years have seen the proposal of numerous routing algorithms for potential use in a variety of application areas. In many network types, such as Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs), and other dynamic contexts, routing is a crucial difficulty. By fusing the benefits of proactive (table-driven) and reactive (on-demand) routing techniques, hybrid routing algorithms have become a notable breakthrough. Researchers have focused on hybrid routing algorithms since traditional ones frequently fail to adjust to the changing network conditions present in MANETs. These novel methods strive to maximize speed while reducing overhead by combining the best features of proactive and reactive routing strategies. It provided a thorough analysis of these algorithms in this work, emphasizing their mechanisms, benefits, limitations, and security features. Also focused especially on the analysis of hybrid routing algorithms in a range of applications.