Perspective of WSNs Simulators

Wireless Sensor Networks (WS Ns) form a unique class of ad hoc networks consisting of heterogeneous but highly resource constrained devices that can sense their environment and report sensed data to designated nodes in the network. We have gone through the number of approaches to improve the performance of WS Ns with respect to security, longevity and connectivity under changing environmental conditions. Thereafter we have created a framework for adaptability that detects, classifies and responds to environmental variations affecting its performance. This required framework must be generic and ensures that WSNs can respond to different environmental conditions. As simulators are indispensable tools to support the development and testing of cooperating objects. The goal of this paper is to scale the performance and adapting the architectural specifications proposed in a number of simulators within the prescribed standards and given a broad perspective of WS Ns simulators to enhancing the performance of WS Ns. However, it is often not possible to compare the results of different simulation tools. We propose a parametric scaling framework that according to our believe would be a substantial cornerstone for researchers in the field of networking.

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