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Two main steps on the way to more realistic simulations of mobile ad-hoc networks are the introduction of realistic mobility and sophisticated radio wave propagation models. Both have strong impact on the performance of mobile ad-hoc networks, e.g. the performance of routing protocols changes with these models.
In this paper we introduce a framework which combines realistic mobility and radio wave propagation models. Our approach consists of a zone-based mobility generator and a high accuracy radio wave propagation model.
For the mobility generation a wide variety of well understood random mobility models is combined with a graph based zone model, where each zone has its own mobility model. To achieve a realistic radio wave propagation model a ray tracing approach is used. The integration of these two techniques allows to create simulation setups that closely model reality.
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Güneş, M., Wenig, M., Zimmermann, A. (2007). Realistic Mobility and Propagation Framework for MANET Simulations. In: Akyildiz, I.F., Sivakumar, R., Ekici, E., Oliveira, J.C.d., McNair, J. (eds) NETWORKING 2007. Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks, Wireless Networks, Next Generation Internet. NETWORKING 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4479. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72606-7_9
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