Hello everyone! I am a researcher and I am new to using ns2.35 for my simulations. For my current research, I am trying to simulate energy harvesting in SMAC during the sleep periods of the nodes. I have implemented a simple energy harvesting algorithm in the energy module of ns2.

My TCL file can be found here: http://pastebin.com/33GuWhma

My problem is that every time I set the syncFlag_ of SMAC in the TCL file to 1 (which activates periodic sleep):

Mac/SMAC set syncFlag_ 1
Mac/SMAC set dutyCycle 10

..the nodes do not send data. Network throughput is ZERO.

But when I turn periodic sleep off (Mac/SMAC set syncFlag_ 0, without changing other parameters in the TCL file), data delivery ratio is 100%. So, basically, whenever I activate sleep periods, I get my energy harvesting algorithm to work BUT no data delivered. When I turn off periodic sleep,my energy harvesting algorithm won't work BUT data delivery is 100%.

Can you guys tell me what's happening here? I need both energy harvesting/periodic sleep and data delivery to work.

My TCL file can be found here: http://pastebin.com/33GuWhma