Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetPrepared by,S.Vinothkumar

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of IT

Kongu Engineering College

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetStep 1: Place 14 nodes in canvas as shown below

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetStep 2: Go to Scenario Properties Editor > Channel Properties and set Number of Channels as shown below

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNet

Step 3: Connect the first 10 nodes in wireless subnet

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetStep 4: Go to Device Properties Editor > Node Configuration > Network Layer, set Network Protocol [= Cellular Layer3] > Cellular Layer3 Protocol [= Abstract Cellular Layer3] and Cellular Node Type to MS

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetStep 5: To enable Base Station (BS), Edit Default Device Properties as shown below

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetStep 6: Go to Device Properties Editor > Node Configuration > Network Layer, set Network Protocol [= Cellular Layer3] > Cellular Layer3 Protocol [= Abstract Cellular Layer3] and Cellular Node Type to MSC

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetStep 7: Go to Device Properties Editor > Node Configuration > Network Layer, set Network Protocol [= Cellular Layer3] > Cellular Layer3 Protocol [= Abstract Cellular Layer3] and Cellular Node Type to Gateway

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetStep 8: Go to Device Properties Editor > Node Configuration > Network Layer, set Network Protocol [= Cellular Layer3] > Cellular Layer3 Protocol [= Abstract Cellular Layer3] and Cellular Node Type to Aggregated Node

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetStep 9: Connect BS to Wireless subnet and Connect MSC ,Gateway and Aggregated Node through Wired Link

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetStep 10: Go to Wireless Subnet Properties Editor > Physical Layer and set Radio Type to Abstract as shown below

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetStep 11:To enable Abstract Cellular MAC, go to Wireless Subnet Properties Editor > MAC Layer and set MAC Protocol

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetStep 12: To Change the Wired link properties Go to Point to point properties and change Network Protocol to Cellular Layer 3

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetStep 13: Select the Cellular Abstract Application from the Applications tab. Configure the application between node 1 and node 8

Cellular Network Scenario in QualNetStep 14: Run the Scenario