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A Method for Transforming Movement Paths inWireless Mobile Network Simulation

Authors:
Hawra Alseef
John DeDourek
Przemyslaw Pochec

Keywords: movement generator; network simulation; ns2; fractal path; MANET

Abstract:
Mobility pattern of nodes significantly affects performance of MANETs. We propose a new investigative approach for mobile network performance evaluation based on modifying the mobile node movement path between the waypoints. We implemented the modifications to the movements generated using the standard setdest utility for the ns2 simulator, replacing line movements between the waypoints with the new node movements along the curved paths generated using simple fractals. Applying the new path modification approach in a study of a sample MANET showed that only the node speed significantly affected MANET performance, and not the shape of the individual path segments between the waypoints.

Pages: 11 to 19

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2016. Used with permission.

Publication date: June 30, 2016

Published in: journal

ISSN: 1942-2644