In general, the conventional routing approaches in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) provide a route between the source and the target with a minimum hop count. Dynamic source routing (DSR) as a typical prototype of routing protocols relies on the minimum hop count parameter to provide the path without considering any other factors such as energy consumption and node energy level, which significantly affect the routing algorithm performance. To enhance the performance of the DSR, a novel and efficient routing mechanism based on a hybrid approach using the minimum execution time (MET) scheduling and moth flame optimization (MFO) scheme is proposed. This hybridization version of DSR is called the (MET-MFODSR) algorithm, and it aims to improve the routing mechanism through establishing an optimal route with minimum energy consumption, which increases the network lifetime and reduces route failure issues. The proposed MET-MFODSR protocol is implemented using the MATLAB platform, analyzed and evaluated in different simulation environments. The simulation results demonstrate that the suggested routing algorithm is applicative and practicable, and its performance exceeds the performance of the existing Bee DSR (BEEDSR) and Bee-inspired protocol (BeeIP) algorithms.

通常，移动自组织网络（MANET）中的常规路由方法以最小的跳数提供了源和目标之间的路由。作为路由协议的典型原型，动态源路由（DSR）依靠最小跳数参数来提供路径，而没有考虑任何其他因素，例如能耗和节点能级，这些因素会严重影响路由算法的性能。为了提高DSR的性能，提出了一种基于混合方法的新型高效路由机制，该方法使用最小执行时间（MET）调度和飞蛾优化（MFO）方案。这种DSR的混合版本称为（MET-MFODSR）算法，旨在通过建立能耗最低的最佳路由来改善路由机制，这样可以延长网络寿命并减少路由故障问题。拟议的MET-MFODSR协议是使用MATLAB平台实现的，并在不同的仿真环境中进行了分析和评估。仿真结果表明，所提出的路由算法具有实用性和实用性，其性能超过了现有的Bee DSR（BEEDSR）和Bee启发协议（BeeIP）算法的性能。