Integrated Simulator Of Mobile Ad-Hoc Network-Based Infrastructure : A Case Study

Mobile Adhoc Network-based (MANET-based) infrastructures have been proposed as communication support in case of disastrous events and emergency situations. Indeed, standard communication systems like cellular networks might become unavailable or entirely destroyed. However, designing a reliable network which various heterogeneous systems will operate on is a well-known and costly problem. Simulation represents a good alternative for checking properties on these networks, but simulators usually lack confidence or accuracy. Therefore, an integrated simulator architecture of MANET-based network has been proposed. This paper illustrates the implementation of this kind of architecture, and discuss the pros and cons of this kind of solution.