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Avoiding Border Effect in Mobile Network Simulation

Authors:
Raid Alghamdi
John DeDourek
Przemyslaw Pochec

Keywords: movement generator; network simulation; setdest utility; MANET; VMR; Quadrats Count; ns2.

Abstract:
Simulation of mobile networks requires reliable movement generation. Random movement pattern is frequently used in simulators. Standard movement generator setdest in ns2 suffers from border effect, i.e., shows bias towards placing the nodes in the center of the simulated area. We propose and implement a different method for random movement generation in ns2 simulator based on the boundless movement mobility model. By using the quadrats count statistical testing, we show that our movement generator improves the random- ness of the node distribution during the simulation.

Pages: 184 to 189

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: January 27, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4413

ISBN: 978-1-61208-245-5

Location: Seville, Spain

Dates: from January 27, 2013 to February 1, 2013