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QualNet is a network simulation tool that simulates wireless and wired packet mode communication networks. QualNet Developer is a discrete event simulator used in the simulation of MANET,[1]WiMAX networks,[2] satellite networks,[3] and sensor networks,[4] among others. QualNet has models for common network protocols that are provided in source form and are organized around the OSI Stack.
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[edit] History
QualNet is a commercial tool derived from GloMoSim that was first released in 2000 by Scalable Network Technologies (SNT). Today, the main differences between QualNet and GloMoSim are:
- QualNet is based on C++; GloMoSim is based on PARSEC C (a C based parallel simulation language).
- QualNet is a commercial product; GloMoSim is distributed under an academic open source license.
- QualNet is maintained by SNT; GloMoSim is maintained by UCLA Parallel Computing Lab.
[edit] Parallel simulation
Like GloMoSim, QualNet can run on on parallel architectures[5] and is a packet-level simulator. QualNet is considered a scalable simulator because it is an application that supports parallel computing.
[edit] Model libraries in QualNet
- ALE/ASAPS Advanced Propagation
- Cellular
- Military Radios
- Multimedia and Enterprise
- Network Security
- Satellite
- Sensor Networks
- Standard Interface
- TIREM Propagation
- UMTS
- Urban Propagation
- Wireless
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Mobility Models for Ad hoc Network Simulation - Lin, Noubir, Rajaraman (2004)
- ^ A Performance Evaluation Study of WiMAX Using Qualnet by Khaled A. Shuaib
- ^ A Satellite Mobility Model for QualNet Network Simulations
- ^ Energy-Efficient, Collision-Free Medium Access Control for Wireless Networks by Venkatesh Rajendran, Katia Obraczka, J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves — 2003
- ^ An Event-Synchronization Protocol for Parallel Simulation of Large-Scale Wireless Networks (2003)
