Modelling the wireless transmission channel in OPNET Modeler simulation environment

This diploma thesis deals with modeling wireless transmission in simulation environment OPNET Modeler. In theoretical part, there is described the very substance of spreading the signal via electromagnetic wave including impact of the surroundings that affects the spreading. These impacts have an influence on described selected parameters of wireless transmission of the signal characterizing its quality. Furthermore, there is described the OPNET Modeler setting, which allows designing the wireless transmission and by means of simulation verifies its functionality and acquires it is parameters. The transmission of the signal from transmitter to receiver itself is divided to individual steps, which are described in detail considering the implementation in aforementioned environment. In practical part, there is configured the basic model of wireless network and also executed series of simulations with different variants of commonly adjustable basic parameters of the transmission, as signal modulation, antenna types and network topology. Additionally, attention is turned to the stages of transmission itself, philosophy of their cooperation based on sharing the information via data units called TDA and their implementation in source code of the C++ language called transmission models. Based on these foundations is beyond beforehand defined created new user TDA and by means of simulation verified its correct implementation within packet switching. Values of the selected including user TDA are written in the window of simulation console with the help of the C++ language. Acquired results of the simulations are analyzed and documented in the conclusion. Source codes are available in the diploma thesis appendix