Reconfigurable Wireless Sensor Networks Simulator (RWSNSim): A New Discrete-event Simulator

Abstract

Reconfigurable wireless sensor networks become an important area in research and industrial communities. With their development and spread, many problems and solutions have emerged. Network simulators have become an essential necessity to study the impact of these solutions on networks in order to avoid huge costs in terms of money, time, and effort if applied on the ground. In this paper, we propose a new discrete-event simulator for WSNs and RWSNs called RWSNSim. We present its description, modeling, and provided services. Finally, to demonstrate the efficiency of RWSNSim, we simulate a case study and detail the simulator functioning steps.