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An architecture for the implementation of mesh networks in OMNeT++

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A. Ariza-Quintana,

E. Casilari,

A. Triviño CabreraAuthors Info & Claims

Simutools '09: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques

Article No.: 72, Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2009.5549

Published: 02 March 2009 Publication History

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This paper describes the implementation in OMNeT++ of a versatile protocol architecture for the simulation of 802.11 Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs). The developed modules enable the routing at the 802.11 MAC layer as well as a packet forwarding technique based on label paths. The performance of the new architecture is compared with that of a typical IP OLSR ad hoc network proving that link layer routing (IP) can be completely substituted by the developed modules.

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An architecture for the implementation of mesh networks in OMNeT++
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Modeling and simulation
    1. Model development and analysis
2. Networks
  1. Network architectures

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Simutools '09: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques

March 2009

720 pages

ISBN:9789639799455

General Chairs:
Olivier Dalle
University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS & INRIA, France
,
Gabriel Wainer
Carleton University, Canada
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Program Chairs:
L. Felipe Perrone
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
,
Giovanni Stea
University of Pisa, Italy

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ICST (Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering)

Brussels, Belgium

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Published: 02 March 2009

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