Wireless Network Simulation Fundamentals

Foundation patterns for system-level wireless simulation. Technology-specific skills build on these for node creation, connection configuration, and KPI extraction.

When to Use

• Creating system-level wireless network simulations with wirelessNetworkSimulator
• Adding traffic sources (networkTrafficOnOff, networkTrafficFTP, networkTrafficVoIP, networkTrafficVideoConference)
• Configuring node mobility (random waypoint, custom models)
• Logging events or IQ samples with wirelessNetworkEventTracer or IQ logger
• Visualizing traffic with wirelessTrafficViewer and network layout with wirelessNetworkViewer
• Scheduling actions during simulation with scheduleAction
• Running parametric sweeps over simulation parameters
• Writing PCAP files with pcapWriter or technology-specific PCAP writers
• Creating custom nodes by subclassing wnet.Node
• Registering event callbacks on wireless nodes

When Not to Use