Current multipath protocols for Multi-Hop Wireless Networks (MWNs) use hop-count as the default route selection criteria.
Route selection should also consider network and link conditions. We propose a network-environment-aware trust-based route
selection framework for MWNs that makes informed and adaptive route-selection decisions. A node quantifies trust values for
its neighboring nodes and for the routes that pass through it. The trust metric adjusts to varying network conditions and
quick convergence of the protocol implies it works well in mobility scenarios. Glomosim simulations demonstrate throughput
improvement over conventional multipath protocols under congestion, link failure and route unreliability scenarios.
Keywords AOMDV - Multipath - Routing - Security - Trust
Research supported in part by U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Grant No. 20082IJ.