This document summarizes a research paper that proposes an efficient routing algorithm for mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs). The paper introduces MANETs and discusses two common routing protocols: Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) and Destination-Sequenced Distance-Vector (DSDV). It then proposes an enhancement to AODV that differentiates between relaying and silent nodes to reduce congestion during route discovery. Simulations show the proposed AODV algorithm performs better than the standard AODV and DSR protocols in terms of packet delivery ratio, end-to-end delay, and throughput.