A MANET Simulation System: A Case Study Considering Static Source and Destination Nodes and OLSR Protocol

Abstract

MANETs are attracting attention for their potential use in several fields such as collaborative computing and multimedia communications. MANET nodes cooperate in an autonomous way by forwarding packets to each-other. Considering mobility of the terminals, routes change dynamically so routing algorithms are very important for operation of MANETs. These protocols and other algorithms are tested by simulations, emulations and experiments. In simulations, by using random mobility models, all nodes move randomly and the distance between the nodes changes in an uncontrollable pattern. In this paper, we consider a case study when the source and destination nodes are static and we analyse the performance of a MANET simulation system, considering the proactive OLSR routing protocol. We evaluate the performance of MANET by evaluating packet delivery rate, number of hops and throughput of one-flow traffic.