Extended Realistic Network Optimization with Terrian Fading Model

To address the Army’s need for an accurate representation of complex terrain effects in network simulation, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Extended Realistic Network Optimization with Terrain fading model (ERENOT) technology. This proposed software package is based on extension of existing network simulation packages such as Network Simulator (NS-2) to include terrain effects, considering higher random number cycles for realistic simulation and realistic fading models. The innovation in ERENOT will enable the system to efficiently incorporate a complex terrain model into wireless network simulation with highly accurate fading models and mobility considerations, so that a large-scale wireless/wired sensor network (or MANET) can be accurately evaluated and to provide the means to perform cross-layer optimization. In Phase I POC will demonstrate the feasibility of ERENOT by developing a model for various networked radios (software-defined radios and cognitive radios) in a simulated urban environment and validate the software package with experiments. In Phase II POC plans to develop prototype software that can demonstrate cross-layer interactions on quality-of-service metrics, which will be coded in Microsoft Visual C++ and TCL for optimal performance and will benefit native Microsoft service packages including Direct X and COM technologies.