Reliability Evaluation of Mobile Ad Hoc Network: With and without Mobility Considerations

Abstract

A Monte Carlo Simulation based evaluation of mobile ad hoc network reliability is proposed which considers different mobility models along with the effect of different scenario metrics and different values of tuning parameter. Through our approach we show that the mobility considerations have no significant impact on reliability as the same results are obtained by just implicitly simulating the node locations. Considering no mobility models reduces computational burden, number of random variables involved making the algorithm more efficient is the added advantage. A comparative study of the results of the network reliability estimate considering with and without mobility is provided.