Performance Simulations of Wireless Grid Communication Networks

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  • 김세목 (명지대학교 정보통신공학과 Ubiquitous&Convergence 연구실) ;
  • 이종명 (명지대학교 정보통신공학과)
  • 투고 : 2014.04.29
  • 심사 : 2014.05.23
  • 발행 : 2014.06.30

초록

위성 통신은 지상 무선국과 위성 사이의 통신으로, 지상 무선국을 유기적으로 활용함으로써 효율적인 위성 통신이 가능하다. 무선 통신은 이동성, 지형 및 방해 신호가 중요한 성능 결정 요인이며, 그리드 네트워크의 한 요소이다. 따라서 그리드 네트워크의 지속적인 연구 성과를 차기 위성 통신에 적용할 수 있을 것이다. 군 통신은 무선 시스템을 기반으로 사용하기에, 군 통신에서 많이 사용하고 있는 라우팅 프로토콜, OSFP (Open Short Path First) 를 적용하여 그리드 네트워크의 성능 향상을 위한 시뮬레이션을 실시하였다. 본 논문에서는 BER (Bit Error Rate) 및 라우터 수에 따른 성능 변화와 그에 의한 네트워크의 MSS (Maximum Segment Size)를 연구하였으며, 그 결과를 제시하였다. 연구 결과를 통하여 다양한 BER 및 라우터 수에서 최적의 MSS를 확인할 수 있었다.

Satellite communications consist of communications between base stations of the ground and satellites. For efficient satellite communications, ground networks should be organically utilized. Grid networks are frequently used in and outside the country for wireless communications. The performance of wireless communications is determined by mobility, topography, and jamming signals. Therefore, continuous studies of grid networks are necessary for the utilization of next period satellite networks. Since military communications are used based on wireless systems, they can be considered as a sample of utilization of grid networks. Therefore, this paper presented the results of simulations conducted for the improvement of the performance of the grid networks used in military communications that employing the OSPF, a popular routing protocol for military applications. First we investigate the effects of changing the bit error rate (BER) and number of routers. Then we discuss the effects of maximum segment size (MSS) on network behavior and stability. In this way, we can determine the appropriate MSS for a grid network under various values of BER and number of routers. Such results can be also applied to commercial grid network evaluations.

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