ViSim: a user-friendly graphical simulation tool for performance analysis of MANET routing protocols

The task of simulation is often complicated, and naive users often look for relatively easier solutions. In many cases, simulations are done with no visual output which makes them non-attractive. In this paper, we present ViSim; a new simulation tool that has a user-friendly graphical interface. ViS...

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Main Authors:	Saquib, Nazmus, Sakib, Md. Sabbir Rahman, Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan
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Published:	Pergamon 2011
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spelling	iium-8072013-06-21T01:47:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/807/ ViSim: a user-friendly graphical simulation tool for performance analysis of MANET routing protocols Saquib, Nazmus Sakib, Md. Sabbir Rahman Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan Q Science (General) QA76 Computer software The task of simulation is often complicated, and naive users often look for relatively easier solutions. In many cases, simulations are done with no visual output which makes them non-attractive. In this paper, we present ViSim; a new simulation tool that has a user-friendly graphical interface. ViSim could be useful for researchers, students, teachers in their work, and for the demonstration of various wireless network scenarios on computer screens. It could make the task of simulation more exciting and enhance the interest of the users by avoiding the need to use a complex command-only text interface. ViSim is not a simulation engine, rather it calls ns-2 simulations in the background and makes the task easy for the users to visualize the simulation in a Windows environment. Though ViSim is mainly a simulation demonstration tool, any user with knowledge of ns-2 and Tcl scripting also has the provision to make the necessary modifications and rapid configuration for any other MANET routing scenario. Using our simulation tool, we measured the performances of several Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) routing protocols. In this paper, we present the performance analysis of three prominent MANET routing protocols (DSDV, DSR and AODV) using our tool. Details of the various features of ViSim, brief descriptions of the selected routing protocols and their comparisons, and details about the experiments performed and the results obtained are presented in this work. Pergamon 2011-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/807/1/paperMCM.pdf Saquib, Nazmus and Sakib, Md. Sabbir Rahman and Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan (2011) ViSim: a user-friendly graphical simulation tool for performance analysis of MANET routing protocols. Mathematical and Computer Modelling Journal, 53 (11-12). pp. 2204-2218. ISSN 0895-7177 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895717710004267 DOI:10.1016/j.mcm.2010.08.026
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description	The task of simulation is often complicated, and naive users often look for relatively easier solutions. In many cases, simulations are done with no visual output which makes them non-attractive. In this paper, we present ViSim; a new simulation tool that has a user-friendly graphical interface. ViSim could be useful for researchers, students, teachers in their work, and for the demonstration of various wireless network scenarios on computer screens. It could make the task of simulation more exciting and enhance the interest of the users by avoiding the need to use a complex command-only text interface. ViSim is not a simulation engine, rather it calls ns-2 simulations in the background and makes the task easy for the users to visualize the simulation in a Windows environment. Though ViSim is mainly a simulation demonstration tool, any user with knowledge of ns-2 and Tcl scripting also has the provision to make the necessary modifications and rapid configuration for any other MANET routing scenario. Using our simulation tool, we measured the performances of several Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) routing protocols. In this paper, we present the performance analysis of three prominent MANET routing protocols (DSDV, DSR and AODV) using our tool. Details of the various features of ViSim, brief descriptions of the selected routing protocols and their comparisons, and details about the experiments performed and the results obtained are presented in this work.
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author	Saquib, Nazmus Sakib, Md. Sabbir Rahman Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan
author_facet	Saquib, Nazmus Sakib, Md. Sabbir Rahman Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan
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title	ViSim: a user-friendly graphical simulation tool for performance analysis of MANET routing protocols
title_short	ViSim: a user-friendly graphical simulation tool for performance analysis of MANET routing protocols
title_full	ViSim: a user-friendly graphical simulation tool for performance analysis of MANET routing protocols
title_fullStr	ViSim: a user-friendly graphical simulation tool for performance analysis of MANET routing protocols
title_full_unstemmed	ViSim: a user-friendly graphical simulation tool for performance analysis of MANET routing protocols
title_sort	visim: a user-friendly graphical simulation tool for performance analysis of manet routing protocols
publisher	Pergamon
publishDate	2011
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ViSim: a user-friendly graphical simulation tool for performance analysis of MANET routing protocols

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