An Overview of MANETs Simulation
Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (ENTCS)
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Studies of mobile ad-hoc networks are often based onsimulation and their underlying, necessarily simplifiedassumptions of physical reality. In order to analyse thepractical problems we built our own hardware andsoftware. The hardware consists of a core Motorolacontroller and different wired and wireless interfaceslike a Bluetooth and a 433/868 MHz RF module. Itallows therefore analysing different scenarios: First, thedeployment of a pure ad-hoc network using Bluetooth or433/868 MHz RF modules. Scenarios going beyond thiscover the connection of Bluetooth piconets using thecomplementary RF technology. This overcomes theproximity requirements of Bluetooth scatternets. Finally,hybrid scenarios with some nodes connected to theInternet and providing Web access over a multihop ad-hocnetwork can be studied.In this paper we present the testbed and solutionsrealized up to now. These include home automationscenarios as well as support for mobile ad-hoc games.