Simulation and Performance Evaluation of WSN-Based Architecture for Animal Health Monitoring Using NS2

The network simulator tools provide a facility to check the characteristics of network architecture. The NS-2 network simulators is one of the widely used tools by researchers to investigate the characteristics of wireless sensor network-based network architecture. Agriculture and animal husbandry are the main source of income in rural areas of India. Pet animals like cow, buffalo, sheep, goat, and others play a significant role in the life of rural people. Pet animals are used and nurtured as they are considered to be source of income. Weak health and improper treatment of animal directly affects the trade of animal husbandry and agriculture which is backbone of village life. Due to problems faced by animal owner special attention needs to be given on animal health monitoring. This paper presents a preliminary performance investigation of the WSN-based architecture model for animal health monitoring. We analyze the performance of simulation model by using metrics, such as packets delivery statistics, network throughput, and end-to-end delay.