Research Article

Towards a Better Approach for Link Breaks Detection and Route Repairs Strategy in AODV Protocol

Table 4

Simulation setting.

Name of parametersValue(s)

Simulation area1500 m × 300 m
Nodes number50
Local route repair threshold 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0
Average node speed10 m/s and 20 m/s
Mobility modelRandom waypoint
Data traffic source rate16 Kbps, 32 Kbps
Data traffic typeConstant bit rate (CBR)
Data packet size512 bytes
Source-destination pairs1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Range of transmission250 meters
Radio propagation modelTwo-ray ground
802.11 MAC rate11 Mbps
Simulation runs30
Simulation time900 seconds