OMNEST - MiXiM

MiXiM can represent the power of a transmitted radio signal (air frame) over time, frequency and/or space with a multi-dimensional mapping (figure from the paper).

MiXiM is an open-source OMNeT++/OMNEST modeling framework created for mobile and fixed wireless networks (wireless sensor networks, body area networks, ad-hoc networks, vehicular networks, etc.). MiXiM concentrates on accurate radio channel modeling and the physical and medium access layers: it offers detailed models of radio wave propagation, interference estimation, radio transceiver power consumption and wireless MAC protocols like Zigbee.

MiXiM may also be used together with the INET Framework to utilize its the higher-layer protocol implementations.

Documentation (tutorials, examples, etc.) are available on the MiXiM project web site. In addition, the following papers describe the principles, architecture and implementation of MiXiM:

A. Köpke, M. Swigulski, K. Wessel, D. Willkomm, P.T. Klein Haneveld, T.E.V. Parker, O.W. Visser, H.S. Lichte, and S. Valentin (2008). "Simulating Wireless and Mobile Networks in OMNeT++ -- The MiXiM Vision." OMNeT++ 2008: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on OMNeT++ (hosted by SIMUTools 2008).

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K. Wessel, M. Swigulski, A. Köpke, D. Willkomm (2009). "MiXiM -- The Physical Layer. An Architecture Overview." OMNeT++ 2009: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on OMNeT++ (hosted by SIMUTools 2009).

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