Simulation Environment: NS2
n Explored 7 routing protocols:
Ø 2 Unicast protocols: AODV and DSR (come with NS2)
Ø 3 Multicast protocols: MAODV (our implementation), ODMRP,
ADMR (NS2 versions made available by Monarch Research
Group)
Ø 2 Broadcast Protocols: FLOOD (simple broadcast protocol),
BCAST (broadcast protocol that reduces packet retransmissions:
do not retransmit of there is no new neighbor that does not yet
know about the data packet)
n The “usual” simulation parameters: area of 1500m x 300m,
50 nodes, 802.11 MAC at 2 Mbps, at low or high mobility,
10 runs per scenario.
Ø 1, 2, 5, or 10 senders
Ø 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 receivers
Ø Each sender sends a 256 byte packet every 500 ms
n Performance Metrics: Packet Delivery Ratio and Packet
Latency