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is behavior of the ants can be used to find the shortest path in
networks. Especially, the dynamic component of this method allows
a high adaptation to changes in mobile ad hoc network topology, since
in these networks the existence of links is not guaranteed and link
changes occur very often.
3.5 Hybrid Routing Protocols
Hybrid routing protocols are a new generation of protocol that are
both proactive and reactive in nature. ese protocols are designed to
increase scalability by allowing nodes with close proximity to work
together to form some sort of a backbone to reduce the route dis-
covery overheads. In hybrid routing protocols, a proactive method
is employed to maintain routes for nearby nodes; a reactive ...