The design and implementation of IEEE 802.15.7 module with ns-2 simulator

Author

Musa, Anuar ; Baba, Mohd Dani ; Mansor, Haji Mohd Asri Haji

Author_Institution

TM R&D, Cyberjaya, Malaysia

fYear

2014

fDate

2-4 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

111

Lastpage

115

Abstract

Presently, the network simulator 2 (ns-2) is a common and popular simulation tool for the IEEE 802.11 wireless networks, mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) and wireless sensor network (IEEE 802.15.4). However, the network module for the IEEE 802.15.7 module has not been developed for the ns-2. In this paper, we have designed and implemented the medium access control (MAC) protocol based on IEEE 802.15.7 standard with point-to-multipoint mode for ns-2. This module will benefit academic researchers and industrial developers in simulating and developing the IEEE 802.15.7 systems. This paper also presents the module architecture and the performance results.

Keywords

access protocols; personal area networks; IEEE 802.11 wireless networks; IEEE 802.15.7 module; MAC protocol; MANET; medium access control protocol; mobile ad hoc networks; ns-2 simulator; point-to-multipoint mode; wireless sensor network; Clocks; IEEE 802.15 Standards; Media Access Protocol; Multiaccess communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical sensors; IEEE 802.15.7; MAC; Module; Simulator; Visible Light Communication (VLC);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer, Communications, and Control Technology (I4CT), 2014 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Langkawi

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-4556-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/I4CT.2014.6914157

Filename

6914157