MoBAN A configurable mobility model for wireless body area networks
conference paper
A good mobility model is an essential prerequisite for performance evaluation of protocols for wireless networks with node mobility. Sensor nodes in a Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) exhibit high mobility. The WBAN topology may completely change because of posture changes and movement evenwithin a certain typeof posture. The WBAN also moves as a whole in an ambient network. Therefore, an appropriate mobility model is of great importance for performance evaluation. This paper presents a comprehensive configurable mobility model MoBAN for evaluating intraand extra-WBAN communication. It implements different postures as well as individual node mobility within a particular posture. The model can be adapted to a broad range of applications for WBANs. The model is made available through http://www.es.ele.tue.nl/nes/,asanadd-ontothe mobility framework of the OMNeT++ simulator. Two case studies illustrate the use of the mobility model for performance evaluation of network protocols.
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TNO Identifier
954291
ISBN
9781936968
Publisher
ICST
Source title
SIMUTools 2011 - 4th International ICST Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques, 4th International ICST Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques, SIMUTools 2011, 21 March 2011 through 25 March 2011
Pages
168-177
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