SARJANA KEJURUTERAAN KOMUNIKASI & KOMPUTER

(SKKK)

PEMODELAN & PENYELAKUAN RANGKAIAN

KOMUNIKASI & KOMPUTER
(KKKT 6274)
ASSIGNMENT GROUP: QUALNET

NAME STUDENT ID
MAHIDIR BIN AYUP GP03000
MARDHIAH BINTI LIJONG GP03001
THULASIDASAN A/L SOUNTHARAPANDIAN GP02507

LECTURER: PROF. DR. MAHAMOD BIN ISMAIL

INSTRUCTOR: PROF WAHEB
 Assignment: Qualnet Network Simulator

Compare and evaluate the performance of DYMO and AODV routing protocols based on
Network size (Number of nodes) in terms of:

- Packet delivery ratio

- Average End-To-End Delay
- Average jitter

Set the following parameters for your scenarios:

- Network: Wireless Network

- Number of nodes: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
- Terrain: 1000*1000
- Simulation time: 100s
- Traffic application: CBR
- CBR start-end: 5s - 0s
- Number of CBR: 5
- Item Size: 512B
- Data Rate: 11Mbps
- Network Protocol: IPv4
- MAC Protocol: IEEE 802.11
- Physical Layer Model: PHY 802.11b
- Mobility Model: Random Waypoint
- Speed (Min-Max): (0-10) m/s
- Transmission Power: 15dBm
- Rtx Threshold: 0
- Wireless Channel Frequency: 2.4 GHz
- Pathloss Model: Two Ray Ground
- Shadowing Model: Constant
- Shadowing Mean: 4.0 dB
- Temperature: 290K
- Noise Factor: 10.0
- Receive Sensitivity: - 83.0
1.0 INTRODUCTION

QualNet is a fast, scalable and hi-fidelity network modeling software. It enables very efficient
and cost-effective development of new network technologies. By building virtual networks in a
lab environment, you can test, optimize, and integrate next generation network technologies at a
fraction of the cost of deploying physical testbeds.
QualNet provides the following key benefits:
 Speed: QualNet can support real-time and faster than real-time simulation speed, which
enables software-in-the-loop, network emulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and human-in-
the-loop exercises.
 Scalability: QualNet supports thousands of nodes. It can also take advantage of parallel
computing architectures to support more network nodes and faster modelling. Speed and
scalability are not mutually exclusive with QualNet.
 Model Fidelity: QualNet offers highly detailed models for all aspects of networking.
This ensures accurate modelling results and enables detailed analysis of protocol and
network performance.
 Portability: QualNet runs on a vast array of platforms, including Linux, Solaris, Windows
XP, and Mac OS X operating systems, distributed and cluster parallel architectures, and
both 32- and 64-bit computing.
 Extensibility: QualNet connects to other hardware & software applications, such as OTB,
real networks, and STK, greatly enhancing the value of the network model.
2.0 SIMULATION PROCEDURE

1. Draw wireless network in the architecture mode with the toolset provided.

2. Connect 10 nodes to a wireless network.

3. Connect 5 random Source/Destination of Constant Bit Rate (CBR):

Node 1 is connected to Node 2;
Node 3 is connected to Node 4;
Node 10 is connected to Node 5;
Node 6 is connected to Node 7;
Node 8 is connected to Node 9.

4. Set the CBR start-end: 5s - 0s

5. Check the parameters of scenario properties and set according to the parameters given:
General settings
Simulation time: 300s
Terrain: 1000*1000
Channel properties
Wireless Channel Frequency: 2.4 GHz
Pathloss Model: Two Ray Ground
Shadowing Model: Constant
Shadowing Mean: 4.0 dB

6. Check the parameters of Wireless subnet properties and set according to the parameters
given:

Physical layer

Physical Layer Model: PHY 802.11b

Data Rate: 11Mbps
Transmission Power: 15dBm
Receive Sensitivity: 83.0

Temperature: 290K
Noise Factor: 10.0
MAC layer

Rtx Threshold: 0
MAC Protocol: IEEE 802.11
 Network layer

Network Protocol: IPv4

Routing Protocol IPv4: AODV

7. All the nodes are configured according to the parameters given:

Mobility and Placement

Mobility Model: Random Waypoint

Speed (Min-Max): (1-30) m/s
Transport layer
Item Size: 512B
Routing Protocol IPv4: AODV

8. Run simulation in Qualnet to obtain the .stat file.

9. Repeat the above procedure for the 20, 30, 40, 50 nodes and Routing Protocol OLSR
INRIA.

10. Observe and compare the results for Packet delivery ratio, Average End-To-End Delay,
and Average Jitter in the analyser mode.
3.0 SIMULATION SCENARIO

Below is screenshot of scenario created for 10,20,30,40 and 50 nodes in Qualnet

10 Nodes

20 nodes
30 Nodes

40 Nodes
 50 Nodes

Note: Created scenario used to evaluate both DYMO and AODV routing protocols.
4.0 SIMULATION RESULT

AODV routing protocol simulation

10 nodes scenario
20 nodes scenario
30 nodes scenario
40 nodes scenario
50 nodes scenario
DYMO routing protocol simulation
10 nodes scenario
20 nodes scenario
30 nodes scenario
40 nodes scenario
50 nodes scenario
5.0 RESULT ANALYSIS

Below is the performance evaluation between AODV and DYMO routing protocol based
on simulation result.

 Both AODV and DYMO protocol have the same performance in term of packet
delivery.
 In term of packet delivery, both AODV and DYMO shows almost similar result.
Throughput performance of both protocol also same.
 Jitter is the variation in the time between packet arriving, caused by network
congestion, timing drift or route change. In term of jitter, DYMO shows better
performance compared to AODV.
 End to end delay is the time a packet takes from transmitter to reach receiver.
AODV has high end to end delay while DYMO shows good result.