Evaluation Framework for IEEE 802.15.4 and IEEE 802.11 for Smart Cities

Jemula802 is a simulator developed by Disney Research for the standard IEEE 802.11, more specifically 802.11a/g. Jemula802 is used for simulations on scenarios related with Theme Park deployments. This paper describes the progress of the design and implementation of the IEEE 802.15.4 over Jemula. Jemula802.15.4-adaptation transforms Jemula802 (simulator of IEEE 802.11 standard) into the IEEE 802.15.4 standard simulator. IEEE 802.15.4, standard for low-rate wireless personal area networks (LR-WPANs) that specifies the physical layer and medium access control that is the base for upper layer protocols like Zigbee, MiWi and WirelessHART. Thereby, Jemula is offering a simulator and emulation framework to evaluate and compare deployments based on IEEE 802.11 (WiFi) and IEEE 802.15.4 (Wireless Sensor Networks). In addition, Jemula offers the visualization libraries for theme parks that can be also applied for smart cities. Therefore, Jemula can be considered as a evaluation framework for IEEE 802.15.4 and IEEE 802.11 for Smart Cities.