Wireless Networking Lab 107: RF Propagation Models in ns2 Introduction The goal of this simple exercise is to look closely

at some RF propagation model s, and their implementation in ns2. The following models are implemented: Free-S pace, TwoRayground, and Shadowing (you might find it useful to read through Chap ter 18: "Radio Propagation Models" of the ns manual). ns2 Instructions Get the tcl script from here. A script "sim.tcl" is provided. This script takes one command-line argument: the value of x. Script usage is : ns sim.tcl -dist {x } We consider the following topology: A -----------x m------------- B A is engaged in a CBR conversation with B. From within the Tcl Script, you can s et the propagation model to either of the three ( set $val(prop) to Propagation/ FreeSpace, Propagation/TwoRayGround or Propagation/Shadowing ). For the Shadowing model, there is a set of lines in the script that set various parameters.You should uncomment these when using the Shadowing model. Vary the s hadowing deviation over values 2 dB, 4 dB and 8 dB. Run the simulation for FreeSpace, TwoRayGround, and Shadowing (with different de viation values) with x= 75m, 100m, 125m, 150m, 200m, 250m. Obtain CBR throughput . (To calculate throughput, you need to calculate [num of received packets/num o f sent packets]. Go through the sections 16.1.6 and 16.1.7 of the ns2 manual for understanding and using trace files. The command 'grep "^s" {trace file name} | wc -l' and 'grep "^r" {trace file name} | wc -l' will give the number of sent a nd received packets respectively.) Describe what you observe. References 1. Know ns2