New metrics to evaluate mobility models properties

Fabrice Theoleyre (1) , Rabih Tout (2) , Fabrice Valois (3, 4)

1 LIG - Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble
2 LIRIS - Laboratoire d'InfoRmatique en Image et Systèmes d'information
3 ARES - Architectures of networks of services
4 CITI - CITI Centre of Innovation in Telecommunications and Integration of services

Mobility models allow to mimic the behavior of mobile nodes when MANET performances are evaluated via simulations. Nevertheless, simulations results are strongly correlated with the mobility model. In this work, we introduce new metrics in order to characterize any mobility model. These metrics reflect the nodes distribution, the local topology changes, the repetitive behavior of a model, etc. They allow in consequence to characterize mobility models, and particularly to introduce a taxonomy based on objective and quantitative criteria. Using these metrics, we characterize some individual and one group mobility models.

Mots clés: ad hoc networks; mobility management (mobile radio); performance evaluation; mobility models properties; nodes distribution

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Fabrice Theoleyre, Rabih Tout, Fabrice Valois. New metrics to evaluate mobility models properties. International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing. ISWPC, Feb 2007, San Juan, Puerto Rico. pp.1-6, ⟨10.1109/ISWPC.2007.342624⟩. ⟨hal-00371390⟩