A Method of Modeling and Simulation for Wireless Network Based on HLA

Collaborative simulation is proposed as a technique to support design evaluation with higher fidelity by addressing the interacting phenomena during the development of complex system. To facilitate the collaborative simulation, the High Level Architecture (HLA) was proposed and evolved as a standard with its interface specification, object model template (OMT) and rules. HLA provides a common structural basis for simulation interoperability and flexibility. In our presented research, we developed a simulation platform for an L-band TDMA wireless network in OPNET Modeler as a federate. In addition, we designed a device simulator federate and a simulation controller federate for this simulation. Based on HLA, the collaborative simulation for wireless communication network and the methodology for this study are proposed in this paper.