Simulating Sensor Networks in NS-2

Abstract

Optimizing sensor networks involves addressing a wide range of issues. These issues stem from limited energy reserves, computation power, communication capabilities, and self-managing sensor nodes. The NS-2 simulation environment is a flexible tool for network engineers to investigate how various protocols perform with different configurations and topologies. This report describes how we extended the NS-2 framework to include support for sensor networks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 2004
Accession Number
ADA423595

Entities

People

  • Ian T. Downard

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Application Protocols
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Links
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Consumption
  • Mesh Networks
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Simulation
  • Routing Protocols
  • Sensor Networks
  • Transport Protocols
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Electrical Engineering