Research Article

Mobile Ad Hoc Network Energy Cost Algorithm Based on Artificial Bee Colony

Table 1

Simulation parameters.

ParameterValueUnit

Number of runs10
Number of nodes50Node
Queue size100Packet
Simulation area1670 × 970m2
Routing protocolsDSR, BeeIP, and BEEDSR
Mobility modelRandom way point
Packet size256Bytes
Transmission range250M
Type of trafficCBR
Initial energy100Joules
Idle power consumption0.05mW
Transmission power consumption1.35mW
Receive power consumption1.7mW
Sleep power0.001mW
Simulation time50Sec