Propagation Models and Physical Layer Quality Criteria Influence on Ad hoc Networks Routing

Abstract

Modelling of the physical layer is an important factor in ad hoc wireless networks simulation. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate a realistic physical layer simulator. More precisely, this last one is able to quantify each radio link by various physical layer criteria, thanks to a propagation model, and after compute the optimal route between a source and a destination by using the Dijkstra algorithm.