Simulación y análisis de una red fanet usando el simulador NS-3.

Abstract

FANET networks (Flying Ad-hoc Network) are networks of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) interconnected with each other (UAV to UAV) or connected with a base station (UAV to Ground Station), these networks can be deployed in extreme situations where other types of networks couldn´t be an option for deployment and, FANET networks are a subgroup of Ad-hoc networks. The routing protocols that can be used in FANET networks are: OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing), DSDV (Destination-Sequenced Distance Vector), AODV (Ad-hoc On-demand Distance Vector), DSR (Dynamic Source Routing), AOMDV (Ad-hoc On-demand Multipath Distance Vector), HWMP (Hybrid Wireless Mesh Protocol), which can be classified into three different classes: proactive protocols, reactive protocols, and hybrid protocols. Each protocol used in the deployment of the FANET network will have a direct impact on its performance, therefore, this degree work seeks to simulate a FANET network by using the NS-3 software in order to determine the performance of each protocol. To carry out the performance analysis, two different scenarios are considered, the first scenario takes into account a number of UAVs (for example, 50) in flight with a static position, while in the second scenario it is considered that the UAVs take positions of random flight. Each scenario is analyzed based on the operating parameters of the FANET network, specifically throughput, packet delivery rate and average delay are considered. This paper begins with a conceptual description of UAVs, advantages, disadvantages, Ad-hoc networks, characteristics and their classification, concepts of MANET, VANET and FANET networks, as well as FANET network routing protocols. Subsequently, in chapter 2, characteristics and installation of the NS3 simulator are addressed, to finally analyze the simulation results in chapter 3.