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Figure 2: Simulated network node placement.
5 CONCLUSIONS
We provide some insight on three simulation tools
used for simulating WSNs. The application on
WSNs to medicine seems a very promising way to
go, with clear benefits to users and medical staff.
Simulation rises as a good tool for early study of
applications of WSNs in medicine, mainly if a given
network is to be used and can be simulated.
In spite of a large user community and more
experience on the J-Sim, we consider the SENSE
simulator a better approach. Developed for WSN
from scratch, the developing team answered very
promptly to our requests and even released a new
download to address the identified issues.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Part of this work has been supported by the Group of
Networks and Multimedia of the Institute of
Telecommunications – Covilhã Lab, Portugal.
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