A flexible object-oriented design of an event-driven wireless network simulator

Imad Jawhar

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    Abstract

    Different simulation tools are available to the research community which can be used to validate, test and evaluate networking protocols. Such simulation software packages include OPNET, ns-2 and others. These programs are capable of performing relatively accurate simulations of networking architectures including wireless, ad hoc, and sensor networks. Although they are very useful for a wide range of experiments which involve performance evaluation of existing protocols, selecting them to verify and test the performance of new platforms and protocols that are not implemented in these programs tend to impose considerable restrictions and limitations. Therefore, implementing these protocols in existing simulator packages could be relatively difficult and time consuming. This paper presents an object-oriented framework to design an event-driven network simulator that can be used to evaluate different wireless networking architectures and protocols. The design of the simulator allows for a considerable increase in flexibility for the researcher who is able to include particular aspects and implementations of the corresponding protocols. The different classes that constitute the simulator application along with the main methods, and relationships are presented. In addition, design strategies for simulating node mobility using the popular Waypoint model are also presented.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2009 Wireless Telecommunications Symposium, WTS 2009
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009
    Event2009 Wireless Telecommunications Symposium, WTS 2009 - Prague, Czech Republic
    Duration: Apr 22 2009Apr 24 2009

    Publication series

    Name2009 Wireless Telecommunications Symposium, WTS 2009

    Other

    Other2009 Wireless Telecommunications Symposium, WTS 2009
    Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
    CityPrague
    Period4/22/094/24/09

    Keywords

    • Network simulation
    • Object-oriented design
    • Simulator design
    • Wireless ad hoc and sensor network

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Computer Networks and Communications
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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