Extending INET Framework for Directional and Asymmetrical Wireless Communications

TL;DR

This paper extends the INET framework to support directional and asymmetrical wireless communications, enabling flexible antenna modeling with minimal additional computational cost.

Contribution

The paper introduces a novel extension to the INET framework that incorporates directional radio models and asymmetrical communication capabilities.

Findings

The new model supports arbitrary antenna patterns.

Implementation incurs only modest computational overhead.

The extended framework enhances simulation realism.

Abstract

This paper reports our work on extending the Omnet INET Framework with a directional radio model, putting a special emphasis on the implementation of asymmetrical communications. We first analyze the original INET radio model, focusing on its design and components. Then we discuss the modifications that have been done to support directional communications. Our preliminary results show that the new model is flexible enough to allow the user to provide any antenna pattern shape, with only an additional reasonable computational cost.