Title :
A Comprehensive Performance Study of OPNET Modeler for ZigBee Wireless Sensor Networks
Author :
Hammoodi, I.S. ; Stewart, B.G. ; Kocian, A. ; McMeekin, S.G.
Author_Institution :
Caledonian Coll. of Eng., Muscat, Oman
Abstract :
OPNET has been widely used as a network simulator, but not much emphasis has been given on the performance of this simulator for ZigBee wireless sensor networks (WSN). Simulation of WSNs is a challenging task due to the nature of hardware design, energy limitations, and deployment of a vast number of nodes. An inclusive study and analysis of the QoS performance evaluation of the ZigBee protocol within the OPNET simulator for different WSN topologies and routing schemes is presented here. Based on simulation and analysis of results this paper can be considered as a guide for researchers in evaluating OPNET modeler as a WSN simulator for Zigbee networks. Some enhancements needed in OPNET Modeler to be more suitable for the simulation of ZigBee WSNs are discussed.
Keywords :
quality of service; routing protocols; telecommunication computing; telecommunication network topology; wireless sensor networks; OPNET modeler; QoS; WSN topology; ZigBee wireless sensor network; routing scheme; Analytical models; Bandwidth; Network topology; Performance evaluation; Protocols; Quality of service; Temperature sensors; Throughput; Wireless sensor networks; ZigBee; OPNET; QoS; Wireless Sensor Networks; ZigBee;
Conference_Titel :
Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies, 2009. NGMAST '09. Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff, Wales
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3786-3
DOI :
10.1109/NGMAST.2009.12
