Constructing Simulation Scenarios for MANETs
Decheng Zuo · Journal of Astronautics · 2006
Computer simulation is a basic technique of testing and evaluating the performance of network protocols.Wireless ad-hoc network (MANETs) is a developing and promising wireless network technologies attracting many research efforts.However,no comprehensive introduction to the technologies of computer simulations on MANETs has been performed.Hence,aiming at constructing applicable and reasonable simulation scenarios,the paper introduced the correlating technologies through 3 aspects: network simulator,simulation scenario,and mobility models.Firstly,the paper made comparative study on three general network simulators,NS-2,Glomosim,and OPNET.And then,the paper showed several typical scenarios widely used in simulations of MANETs.At last,the paper introduced several typical mobility modes as well as some problems of mobility models and the corresponding resolvents.The paper can be used as guidance for constructing simulation scenarios of MANETs.