[ns] R: 802.11 a/b/g status

[Marco Fiore]

Hi Stephen,

the current ns-2 implementation of 802.11 can be
considered representative of all b/g/a versions of
the protocol. As a 
matter of fact, only the MAC sub-
layer is considered in ns-2. PHY 
support is scarce in
ns-2, and the different b/g/a versions are usually
simulated by changing channel parameters, such
as the bandwidth and 
error model.

I recently worked on a patch which tries to add some
realism to ns-2 channel modeling, available at
http://www.reti.polito.
it/fiore, but PHY layer modeling
is still poor in ns-2.

I'm not aware 
of any group working on such issue.
However, people working on ns-3 may 
be interested
in such issue. You could try to post a message to the
developers list.

Regards,

Marco


>----Messaggio originale----
>Da: 
torrisa at auburn.edu
>Data: 23-set-2006 12.16 AM
>A: <ns-users at ISI.EDU>
>Ogg: [ns] 802.11 a/b/g status
>
>
>The research group I am a member of 
is investigating 802.11 g/n and
>802.16 for a wireless project. Our 
focus is to find a correct
>implementation of these protocols or have 
the ability to provide them
>and test them using various scenarios.
>
>Since we are new to NS-2 we will read the beginner guide to 
familiarize
>ourselves with how to use it. So I will not bug you with 
beginner
>questions right now.
>
>I looked over the FAQ and the list of 
supported protocols but I did not
>find the status of these protocols. 
Is it posted in the documentation
>and I missed it? Is there a link to 
someone working on it?
>
>Stephen
>-- 
>PhD. Student
>Auburn University
>Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
>107 Dunstan 
Hall
>Auburn, AL 36849-5347  U.S.A.
>(334) 844-4330 (O)
>torrisa at auburn.
edu
>
>