I'm working with 802.11e using cooperative MAC and cross layer optimization between PHY, MAC and TCP. Firstly I implement 802.11e with coop MAC but I found that the packet delay is high don't know why please inform me what the problem is and also find below the part of Coop MAC added in my TCL file
$ns at 0.0 "$node_(0) setdest 100.0 100.0 20.0" $ns at 0.0 "$node_(1) setdest 200.0 200.0 20.0" #$ns at 0.0 "$node_(2) setdest 300.0 200.0 20.0" #$ns at 0.0 "$node_(3) setdest 400.0 300.0 20.0" #$ns at 0.0 "$node_(4) setdest 500.0 400.0 20.0" #$ns at 0.0 "$node_(5) setdest 100.0 280.0 20.0" #$ns at 0.0 "$node_(6) setdest 550.0 200.0 20.0" #$ns at 0.0 "$node_(7) setdest 600.0 300.0 20.0" #$ns at 1.5 "$node_(5) setdest 100.0 400.0 5.0" ##$ns at 1.0 "$node_(3) setdest 400.0 400.0 5.0" #$ns at 2.5 "$node_(5) setdest 500.0 300.0 5.0" #$ns at 3.5 "$node_(5) setdest 500.0 100.0 5.0" ##$ns at 4.0 "$node_(3) setdest 600.0 400.0 5.0" ##$ns at 3.5 "$node_(5) setdest 300.0 100.0 5.0" #$ns at 7.0 "$node_(6) setdest 550.0 550.0 5.0" #$ns at 8.0 "$node_(6) setdest 100.0 400.0 5.0" #$ns at 0.4 "$node_(0) label \"source\"" #$ns at 0.4 "$node_(5) label \"destination\"" ##$ns at 0.4 "$node_(3) label \"destination\"" $ns at 1.9 "$node_(1) label \"helper\"" ##$ns at 2.4 "$node_(3) label \" \"" $ns at 3.3 "$node_(1) label \" \"" #$ns at 3.4 "$node_(2) label \"helper\"" #$ns at 4.8 "$node_(5) label \"\"" #$ns at 4.5 "$node_(3) label \"destination\"" #$ns at 6.2 "$node_(6) label \"destination\"" #$ns at 6.8 "$node_(2) label \"\"" #$ns at 7.0 "$node_(3) label \"helper\"" #$ns at 7.9 "$node_(3) label \"\"" #$ns at 8.0 "$node_(4) label \"helper\"" #$ns at 9.0 "$node_(4) label \"\"" #$ns at 9.1 "$node_(1) label \"helper\"" In addition I need your advice for the cross layer is this code is correct for the cross layer between TCP and MAC if (strcmp(argv[1], "access-mac") == 0) { mac_pt_ = (Mac802_11*)TclObject::lookup(argv[2]); if (mac_pt_ == 0) return TCL_ERROR; return TCL_OK; waiting for ur urgent reply Best Regards -- Eng.Radwa Osman Teacher Assistant Basic & Applied Science Department Arab Academy for science and Technology and maritime transport PO box 1029 Abo Kir, Alexandria, Egypt