Title :
SWARMM - a mobility modelling tool for tactical military networks
Author_Institution :
Australian Defence Force Acad., Univ. of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW
Abstract :
When developing or evaluating network routing protocols for ad hoc or disrupted networks, it is critically important to evaluate the protocol with the mobility model that most closely matches the expected real-world scenario. Unfortunately, there are no synthetic mobility models readily available for complex warfare. By using an agent based simulation coupled with game AI, we have produced a mobility modelling tool called SWARMM (synthetic warfare mobility modeller) that produces simple and believable mobility models that more closely represent tactical military deployments.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; computer games; digital simulation; military communication; military computing; mobile radio; multi-agent systems; routing protocols; SWARMM; ad hoc network; agent based simulation; game AI; mobility modelling tool; network routing protocol; synthetic warfare mobility modeller; tactical military network; Artificial intelligence; Australia; Command and control systems; Disruption tolerant networking; Educational institutions; Military equipment; Network topology; Predictive models; Radiofrequency interference; Routing protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2008. MILCOM 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2676-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2677-5
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753162