Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines

Trimester : T1 2019
Unit Code : MN603
Unit Title : Wireless Networks and Security
Assessment Type : Individual Assignment 1
Assessment Title : Wireless networks performance evaluation
Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) :
The purpose of the assignment is to compare the wireless communication technologies and evaluate their performance. Students will be able to complete the following ULOs: Compare standards-based technologies used in various networks; Test and evaluate various wireless networks performance; Weight : 10%
Total Marks : 60
Word limit : 6-8 A4 Pages
Submission Guidelines : All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page. The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings. Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style. Extension : If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted directly on AMS . You must submit this application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment. Further information is available at: mit.edu.au Academic Misconduct Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of the case, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion from the course or rescinding the degree. Students should make themselves familiar with the full policy and procedure available at: mit.edu.au. For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity Section in your Unit Description

Assignment Description:

Wireless networks performance varies from wired networks, the latter uses a guided medium and wireless networks use unguided medium for transmission. To design and simulate wireless networks the network simulator - 2 (NS - 2), an open source discreet event simulator could be used. The NS-2 simulator is a widely used simulation tool, which could generate trace files for analysis and comes with a network animator to visualize the network performance.

This assessment requires students to compare and evaluate the performance of wireless routing protocols using the NS-2. The assessment requires students to design a wireless network topology in NS-2 and evaluate the generated trace files for two different wireless routing protocols. The students are required to carry out a critical analysis of the results of the two routing protocols, by plotting graphs and discussing the outcomes.

The students are required to: Design a wireless network consisting of 20 nodes; the dimensions for the given topology are 400x300. The agent type should be UDP and the traffic CBR. The simulation should run for 300 seconds. Uniform deployment of nodes is required and the nodes are required to transmit packets over the network. The wireless node configuration should include the NS-2 energy model Run the simulation on two different routing protocols such as DSDV, AODV, DSR, and TORA. Critically analyse the trace files in terms of packets sent, received, dropped and energy consumed. These parameters should be plotted on graphs and discussed in detail Include screenshots of the NAM displaying the nodes uniformly deployed during the simulation and add at least 3 screen shots of the simulation. Appendix I should include the tcl srcript used in each simulation.

Marking criteria:

Marking Rubric for Assignment #1: Total Marks 60

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