A Review of Simulation Techniques for Some Wireless Communication System

B. I. Bakare; J. D. Enoch

Prior to live implementation or deployment of a communication system there is need for thorough testing. However, the environment to carry out the required test for either or both wired and wireless is not readily available. Therefore, the best option is to use a computer Simulator before live deployment. There are quite a number of computer simulators for wired/wireless communication system. Among them, some are designed mainly for wireless network and others for both wired and wireless network. In this research work an extensive review of the simulation techniques used for wireless communication system was investigated to aid network and communication expert ascertain an appropriate simulator suitable for their proposed research. A review of REAL Network Simulator, Network Simulator -2 (NS-2), Network Simulator-3 (NS-3), Network Simulator (NetSim), OMNet++, JavaSim (J-Sim), ManaSim, SensorSim, NRL SensorSim and National Chiao Tung University Network Simulator (NCTUns) is presented along with their respective features with a sample wireless simulation to assist researchers in complex Wireless Communication researches.

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• Volume 10,Issue 2,Mar.,2019

Year:

2019

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

Communication System; Wireless Networks; Simulation Tools; Network Simulator; Comparison

Journal:

IJECCE

Volume:

10

Number:

2

Pages:

60-70

Month:

March

ISSN:

2249-071X