Saidu I., Subramaniam S., Jaafar A., Zukarnain Z.A.
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria; University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia; Department of Software Engineering and Information Systems, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; University of Bradford, United Kingdom
Saidu, I., Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria; Subramaniam, S., University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia; Jaafar, A., Department of Software Engineering and Information Systems, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; Zukarnain, Z.A., University of Bradford, United Kingdom
Simulation is one of the most widely performance analysis technique used in academia for the evaluation of resource management algorithms in (WiMAX networks. Different simulation tools are available, including public, private and standalone simulators. However, these simulators have a complex structure and require enormous licensing cost, which limit their use. In this paper, we propose a general programming language based discrete event simulation for WiMAX networks. The research focus is on developing a (DES) built from the scratch that provides ease of use and customization. It implements packet scheduling algorithms and Call Admission Control (CAC) algorithm for WiMAX. The results show that the developed simulator achieves similar results with the benchmarks. These findings have shown that our simulator has become a reliable performance analysis alternative for WiMAX resource management evaluations. © 2014 Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l. - All rights reserved.