Abstract ─ Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) routing is

challenged by power and bandwidth constraints as well as

frequent topology changes to which it must adapt to and

converge quickly. Energy efficient routing protocols play an

important role in MANET. This paper presents an innova-

tive energy aware routing protocol for wireless ad hoc net-

work called Energy Efficient Ad hoc On Demand Multipath

Distance Vector (E2

AOMDV) routing protocol. Ad hoc On

Demand Multipath Distance Vector (AOMDV) routing pro-

tocol presents the advantage of achieving faster and efficient

recovery from node failures. We propose the inclusion of

Energy Aware (EA) selection mechanism and the maximal

nodal surplus energy estimation in the AOMDV routing

protocol to improve its energy performance in mobile ad

hoc networks. The ‘readiness’ concept of EA Selection me-

chanism prolongs the network lifetime and the maximal -Abstract　─ Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) routing is

challenged by power and bandwidth constraints as well as

frequent topology changes to　which it must adapt to and

converge quickly. Energy efficient routing protocols play an

important role in MANET. This paper presents an innova-

tive energy aware routing protocol for wireless ad hoc net-

work called Energy Efficient Ad hoc On Demand Multipath

Distance Vector (E2

AOMDV) routing protocol. Ad hoc On

Demand Multipath Distance Vector (AOMDV) routing pro-

tocol presents the advantage of achieving faster and efficient

recovery from node failures. We propose the inclusion of

Energy Aware (EA) selection mechanism and the maximal

nodal surplus energy estimation in the AOMDV routing

protocol to improve its energy performance in mobile ad

hoc networks. The ‘readiness’ concept of EA Selection me-

chanism prolongs the network lifetime and the maximal