On the accuracy of MANET simulators
Proceedings of the second ACM international workshop on Principles of mobile computing
On the accuracy of omnet++ in the wireless sensornetworks domain: simulation vs. testbed
Proceedings of the 4th ACM workshop on Performance evaluation of wireless ad hoc, sensor,and ubiquitous networks
Castalia: revealing pitfalls in designing distributed algorithms in WSN
Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Embedded networked sensor systems
Comparative Study of Wireless Network Simulators
ICN '08 Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Networking
MiXiM: the physical layer an architecture overview
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques
On the accuracy of IEEE 802.11g wireless LAN simulations using OMNeT++
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques
Towards comparable simulations of cooperating objects and wireless sensor networks
Proceedings of the Fourth International ICST Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools
Validation of WSN simulators through a comparison with a real testbed
Proceedings of the 7th ACM workshop on Performance evaluation of wireless ad hoc, sensor, and ubiquitous networks
Experimental evaluation of simulation abstractions for wireless sensor network MAC protocols
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking - Special issue on simulators and experimental testbeds design and development for wireless networks
Fast track article: Comparing simulation tools and experimental testbeds for wireless mesh networks
Pervasive and Mobile Computing
Assessing the appropriateness of using markov decision processes for RF spectrum management
Proceedings of the 16th ACM international conference on Modeling, analysis & simulation of wireless and mobile systems
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Simulation is an essential tool for evaluating the performance of wireless protocols and applications because of its cost effectiveness and its high level of control over the simulated system. As the research community envisions increasingly complex applications in areas like mobile social networks and wireless sensor networks, the need for trustworthy simulation of core communication protocols increases. This paper presents a comparative evaluation of several IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.15.4 simulators. The paper defines a set of simple experiments that are intended to highlight handling of backoff and contention. A wide variation in results is observed. Although this is partially explained by differences in wireless communication models, the experiments also reinforce existing concerns about the reliability of simulation results. A long term goal is that this methodology will encourage the adoption of common test and evaluation scenarios. This would lead to better understanding of simulation behavior and help to improve the quality of -- and confidence in -- simulation results.