Methodology to Evaluate WSN Simulators: Focusing on Energy Consumption Awareness

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Presented at NCS2019 2020 by

Michel Bakni

Luis Chacon

Yudith Cardinale

Guillaume Terrasson

And Curea

Nowadays, there exists a large number of available network simulators, that dier in their design, goals, and characteristics. Users who have to decide which simulator is the most ap- propriate for their particular requirements, are today lost, faced with a panoply of disparate and diverse simulators. Hence, it is obvious the need for establishing guidelines that support users in the tasks of selecting and customizing a simulator to suit their preferences and needs. In previous works, we proposed a generic and novel methodological approach to evaluate network simulators, considering a set of qualitative and quantitative criteria. However, it lacks criteria related to Wire- less Sensor Networks (WSN). Thus, the aim of this work is three fold: (i) extend the previous proposed methodology to include the evaluation of WSN simulators, such as energy consumption modelling and scalability; (ii) elaborate a study of the state of the art of WSN simulators, with the intention of identifying the most used and cited in scientic articles; and (iii) demonstrate the suitability of our novel methodology by evaluating and comparing three of the most cited simulators. The application of our methodological approach leads to results that are measurable and comparable, giving a comprehensive overview of simulators features, their advantages, and disadvantages. Thus, the novel methodology provides researchers with an evaluation tool that can be used to describe and compare WSN simulators in order to select the most appropriate one for a given scenario.