@TechReport{	  it:2005-039,
  author	= {Erik Nordstr{\"o}m and Richard Gold and Per Gunningberg},
  title		= {Mythbusters: Whatever You Thought About {MANET} Routing,
		  Think Again...},
  institution	= {Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University},
  department	= {Division of Computer Systems},
  year		= {2005},
  number	= {2005-039},
  month		= nov,
  abstract	= {Protocol and system designs suffer from myths that may
		  affect their nature and purpose as well as their features
		  and capabilities. We investigate the myths surrounding
		  mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) and the impact of these
		  myths on the ability to build robust, efficient and simple
		  routing protocols. We find that myths arise because of
		  complexity and ambiguous design and lead to confusing
		  protocol specifications, making the protocols difficult to
		  understand and implement in running systems. For example,
		  both AODV and DSR are confused about their nature as
		  routing protocols and both blur the distinction between
		  routing and forwarding. Building on experiences from
		  implementing AODV and DSR, we dissect these protocols and
		  try to dispel the myths surrounding them. From this
		  dissection, we describe a new routing protocol called
		  Partial Link State routing (PLS). PLS is a synthesis of
		  routing concepts from AODV and DSR with a clearer design
		  description and decoupling of routing and forwarding.}
}