SGER: Improving the Credibility of MANET Simulation Scenarios

提高MANET仿真场景的可信度ad hoc网络涉及计算机，通常是无线移动节点（MNs），它们协作形成网络，而无需特定的用户管理或配置。换句话说，自组织网络允许mnn的任意集合按需创建网络。有许多场景没有可用的网络基础设施，可以从创建临时网络中受益：救援/紧急行动、执法活动和战术任务。在移动自组织网络（MANET）领域的研究通常使用仿真来模仿所研究的MANET的外观或特征；事实上，大多数关于manet的知识都是通过模拟发现的。模拟研究包括几个步骤，为了获得可靠的结果，每一个步骤都必须正确地进行。不幸的是，许多已经完成的MANET仿真研究存在严重缺陷。在许多情况下，模拟场景提供的环境不够严格，无法提供有意义的结果；在其他一些情况下，环境提供的压力比理想的要大。因此，已发表的MANET模拟研究通常缺乏可信度。这个项目的目的是提高MANET模拟的可信度。这项工作的智力价值是为MANET研究界开发工具和方法，这将提高基于模拟的研究的可信度。这项工作的更广泛影响是帮助MANET社区从难以置信的模拟研究转向可信的模拟研究。

Improving the Credibility of MANET Simulation ScenariosAd hoc networking involves computers, typically wireless mobile nodes (MNs) that cooperatively form a network without specific user administration or configuration. In other words, ad hoc networking allows an arbitrary collection of MNs to create a network on demand. There are numerous scenarios that do not have an available network infrastructure and could benefit from the creation of an ad hoc network: rescue/emergency operations, law enforcement activities, and tactical missions.Research in the mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) field typically uses simulation in order to imitate the appearance or character of the MANET being studied; indeed, most of what is known about MANETs has been discovered through simulation. A simulation study involves several steps, each of which must be carried out properly in order to obtain reliable results. Unfortunately, much of the MANET simulation research that has been done is seriously flawed. In many cases, simulation scenarios provide environments that are not rigorous enough to provide meaningful results; in some other cases, the environments provide more stress than is desirable. As a result, published MANET simulation studies generally lack credibility. The purpose of this project is to enhance the credibility of MANET simulations. The intellectual merit of this work is to develop tools and methods for the MANET research community that will improve the credibility of simulation-based studies. The broader impact of this work is to assist the MANET community in moving from incredible simulation studies to credible simulation studies.