ABSTRACT
Wireless networks may be divided into fixed wireless networks and mobile wireless networks. In the first category, nodes are stationary in the sense that the movement of nodes is restricted within the coverage area of the network equipment. A prominent example of a stationary wireless network is a wireless LAN. While in a mobile wireless network, the nodes can change their positions with respect to time and move from the coverage area of one set of network equipment to another. A mobile wireless network can further be classified into two types. A mobile wireless network in which no fixed networking devices are used (such as routers, switches, base stations, access points, etc.) is called a mobile wireless ad hoc network or infrastructureless network. On the other hand, in an infrastructure-based network, networking components are fixed with respect to time. In this chapter, we discuss simulation experiments for various types of wireless networks.
