An Optimal CDS Construction Algorithm with Activity Scheduling in Ad Hoc Networks

Table 2

Simulation parameters.

Simulator	Ns2 (version 2.34)
Simulation area	1000 × 1000 m
Propagation	Two-ray ground reflection
MAC protocol	IEEE 802.11
Bandwidth	2 Mbps
Traffic	CBR
Transmission range	25~100 meters
Number of nodes	100~450
Maximum speed	5~25 m/sec
Mobility model	Random walk
Broadcast sessions	35
Broadcast rate	0.5–5 pkts/s
Message size	128 bytes
Hello interval	2 sec
Simulation time	60~100 minutes
Number of trials	75