BitSimulator, an electromagnetic nanonetwork simulator

Dominique Dhoutaut (1) , Thierry Arrabal (1) , Eugen Dedu (1)

1 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)

Electromagnetic nanonetworks form an exciting new field of investigation. The frequency band and the channel access methods impose peculiar constraints on upper layer protocols. Given that research is impaired by the unavailability of ready to use hardware, simulation tools are needed to evaluate protocols and applications. This paper presents BitSimulator, a network simulator specifically targeting wireless nanonetworks. It is designed to accurately simulate collisions up to the bit level, allowing studies on coding, channel access, routing or congestion control. Being dedicated to this specific environment, it is highly optimized for speed and supports a large number of nodes.

Domaines: Cryptographie et sécurité [cs.CR]; Calcul parallèle, distribué et partagé [cs.DC]; Technologies Émergeantes [cs.ET]; Informatique ubiquitaire; Système multi-agents [cs.MA]; Modélisation et simulation; Génie logiciel [cs.SE]

Dominique Dhoutaut, Thierry Arrabal, Eugen Dedu. BitSimulator, an electromagnetic nanonetwork simulator. International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, Sep 2018, Reykjavik, Iceland. ⟨hal-02952671⟩