ABSTRACT

Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... 116 5.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 116 5.2 Network Mobility: An Overview .......................................................................................... 117

5.2.1 NEMO Basic Support Protocol ................................................................................ 117 5.2.2 Network-Based Network Mobility Solutions ............................................................ 118 5.2.3 Optimized Mobility for Enhanced Networking ....................................................... 118

5.3 Existing Network Mobility Simulation Tools ....................................................................... 119 5.3.1 Network Simulator Version 2, ns-2 ........................................................................... 119 5.3.2 Network Simulator Version 3, ns-3 ........................................................................... 120 5.3.3 OMNeT++ ................................................................................................................. 120 5.3.4 OPNET Modeler ....................................................................................................... 120 5.3.5 Summary .................................................................................................................. 120

5.4 mobSim ................................................................................................................................. 121 5.4.1 mobSim’s Functionality ............................................................................................ 121 5.4.2 mobSim’s Architecture ............................................................................................. 122 5.4.3 mobSim’s Features .................................................................................................... 123 5.4.4 mobSim’s Implementation ........................................................................................124