Performance assessment of OppNet routing protocols with real world mobility traces

Abstract

A new paradigm has been introduced by researchers in the field of data accessing at several mobile positions through implementation of WAN instead of cellular telephony. Based on range/coverage and network topology WAN taxonomy has been categorized as fixed network, mobile access network and ad – hoc network/wireless mesh networks respectively. Several interesting challenges has been posed by researchers in wireless networks such as routing, bandwidth, congestion, security, quality of service (QoS) and data rate enhancement. Of late, researchers around the world have started working in the domain of SHiP (Sparse, Hybrid, Intermittent and Partitioned) Network, which are plagued by several characteristics features such as: sporadic connections, intermittent routing, store – carry – forward type of message forwarding mechanism, dynamic network topology, transitive closure of message transmission, fluctuating network link, bottleneck probability, trust, and security in social networks. In this paper an outline of Oppnet (Opportunistic Network), part of SHiP Network has been presented with as in-depth coverage of routing problems and research challenges in it. Additionally, taxonomy of Oppnet routing protocols is illustrated with the features on basis of which categorization has been done. An exhaustive investigation through implementation of well-known routing schemes like: Epidemic, Spray and Wait, PROPHET and Direct delivery against mobility models such as: Random Walk, Random Waypoint, Shortest path-based movement and Cluster Movement has been accomplished in open-source software: ONE simulator with real world mobility dataset and traces of city of New Delhi, capital of India. Results achieved have been good and exceed our expectations.