Research Article

A Hybrid Energy Efficient Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Table 4

Simulation parameters.

Simulator QualNet 4.5
Terrain-dimension (meters)
Number of nodes 50–100
Node speed Max = 10 m/s, min = 0 m/s
Traffic type CBR
Channel frequency 2.4 GHz
Mobility model Random waypoint
Propagation limit −111 dbm
Transmit current 220 mA
Receive current 180 mA
MAC protocol 802.11b
Size of packets 512 bytes
Initial battery capacity 300 mAH