Research Article

Measuring QoS in an Aeronautical Opportunistic Network Architecture with Limited Access to a Satellite Communications Backhaul

Table 6

Default configuration parameters.

Simulation modelFullReduced

Number of nodes2,878200
Beacon interval400 s400 s
Traffic model1 CBR flow4IPP
Radio range50 km50 km
Buffer size100 packets250,000 pkts
Expiration time14,400 s 14,400 s
Max. number of hops40 hops 40 hops