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

Authors:
A. Ariza-Quintana;E. Casilari;A. Triviño Cabrera
Affiliations:
University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain;University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain;University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques
Year:
2009

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Abstract

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.