A Cross-Layer Multi-Hop Simulator for IEEE 802.11e

Authors:
João M. Ferro;Orlando Cabral;Fernando J. Velez
Affiliations:
Instituto de Telecomunicações-Departamento de Engenharia Electromecânica, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal 6201-001;Instituto de Telecomunicações-Departamento de Engenharia Electromecânica, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal 6201-001;Instituto de Telecomunicações-Departamento de Engenharia Electromecânica, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal 6201-001 and Centre for Tel ...
Venue:
Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal
Year:
2011

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Abstract

In this work we simulate the ad hoc mode of IEEE 802.11e for routing optimisation. We simulate the behaviour of routing algorithms at the network layer by using a custom-made cross-layer network simulator developed by our team, which simultaneously considers the physical and Medium Access Control (MAC) layers. Although the simulator also supports the infrastructure mode, in this paper we focus on the ad hoc feature which was introduced by the authors. We opted for the simulator approach over the theoretical analysis, but we also present a mathematical model for IEEE 802.11 ad hoc networks. Some initial tests were performed by using a simple routing algorithm (to evaluate the behaviour of the system in terms of selection of the path between a source and a destination, and the correctness of the calculated metrics, which include end-to-end delay, packets lost, packets delivered), but more advanced cross-layer design solutions were also tested. When information from the physical and MAC layers is used as an input to the routing algorithm, improvements are achieved in the performance of the network. Several functions were compared and the algorithm that privileges shorter links accounting with the metric "collision rate" achieves the best results. When compared with a standard routing solution, this cross-layer approach allows to increase the number of packets delivered, while not significantly affecting the end-to-end delay of the packets.