Research Article

Impact of Node Density on the QoS Parameters of Routing Protocols in Opportunistic Networks for Smart Spaces

Table 2

Common parameters used in OppNet simulation.

ParametersValues

Simulation area4500 × 3400 sq. meters (15.3 square km)
Simulation time10 hours
Movement modelRandom waypoint movement
Time-to-live (per message)240 minutes
Scenario update interval0.1 second
Communication mediumBluetooth and Wi-Fi (high speed)
Bluetooth interface speed250 kbps
Bluetooth interface range10 meters
Bluetooth interface scan interval32 seconds
Wi-Fi interface speed500 kbps
Wi-Fi interface range10 meters
Wi-Fi interface interval64 seconds
Node movement speedFrom 0.5 m/s to 1.5 m/s
Transmission range10 meters
Message sizeFrom 500 KB to 1 MB
Warm-up period1800 seconds
Buffer size5 MB
Operating systemThe mentioned research is carried out on MS Windows 10 platform, but the ONE simulator is a Java-based application; therefore, its performance is independent of the platform being used