On the credibility of manet simulations

• Published in: Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Vol. 39; no. 7; pp. 48 - 54
• Main Authors: Andel, T.R., Yasinsac, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.07.2006; IEEE Computer Society; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Communities; Computer science; control theory; systems; Computer simulation; Exact sciences and technology; Flexibility; Information systems; Infrastructure; manets; Military applications; Mobile ad hoc networks; Mobile communications networks; network architectures; Networks; Open source software; Packaging; Performance evaluation; Physical layer; Routers; Routing; Routing protocols; Simulation; Software; Software packages; Telecommunication traffic; Telecommunications; Telecommunications and information theory; Teleprocessing networks. Isdn; Testing; Traffic control; Validity; wireless communications; Wireless network; Routing protocols; Mobile computing
• ISSN: 0018-9162; 1558-0814
• DOI: 10.1109/MC.2006.242

Simulation is useful for evaluating protocol performance and operation. However, the lack of rigor with which it's applied threatens the credibility of the published research within the manet research community. Mobile ad hoc networks (manets) allow rapid deployment because they don't depend on a fixed infrastructure. Manet nodes can participate as the source, the destination, or an intermediate router. This flexibility is attractive for military applications, disaster-response situations, and academic environments where fixed net working infrastructures might not be available