Research Article

Reference Point Group Mobility and Random Waypoint Models in Performance Evaluation of MANET Routing Protocols

Table 3

Parameters for RPGM and random waypoint-network loading.

ParametersValuesValues

Mobility modelRPGMRandom waypoint
Simulation area1000 m × 1000 m1000 m × 1000 m
Minimum node speed1 m/sUniform speed
Number of nodes2020
Traffic typeCBR (constant bit rate)CBR
Packet size512 bytes512 bytes
Connection rate20–30–40–50–60 pkts/s20–30–40–50–60 pkts/s
Pause time20–30 s25 s
Number of connections55
Maximum node speed10 m/s10 m/s
Simulation time200 s200 s
Distribution of nodes2 in each group 10 groups
Probability of group change0.05
Maximum distance to group center100 m
Standard deviation2.0