Mobilewireless network system simulation

Abstract. This paper describes an advanced simulation environment which is used to examine, validate, and predict the per-formance of mobile wireless network systems. This simulation environment overcomes many of the limitations found with analy-tical models, experimentation, and other commercial network simulators available on the market today. We identify a set of components which make up mobile wireless systems and describe a set of flexible modules which can be used to model the various components and their integration. These models are developed using the Maisie simulation language. By modeling the various components and their integration, this simulation environment is able to accurately predict the performance bottlenecks of a mul-timedia wireless network system being developed at UCLA, determine the trade-off point between the various bottlenecks, and provide performance measurements and validation of algorithms which are not possible through experimentation and too com-plex for analysis. 1