A Computational Environment for Simulation of the IEEE802.15.4 Standard in NS-2: Extensions to the WINSS Tool
Network Simulator 2, IEEE 802.15.4, Wireless Sensor Network
This work aims to extend the features do simulation tool WINSS (Wireless Network Sensor Simulator), adding to it the possibility of working with: node mobility, network faults,beacon-enabledandnonbeacon-enabledmode,amongotherfunctionality. WINSS is a solution for the design and tests of simulations of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) in accordance with the IEEE 802.15.4 standard on Network Simulator 2 (NS-2). The WINSS takes care of creating the corresponding simulation scripts (TCL scripts) and allows the configuration of important aspects such as energy model, mobile nodes model, radio propagation model and network fault model. It provides an integrated environment with NAM and XGRAPH, tools that complement the NS-2, and generates results, like throughput, delay, packets loss, packets received and energy consumption.