Load balancing & Traffic offloading in heterogeneous networks simulations

This project focuses on load balancing and traffic offloading in heterogeneous networks using OMNeT++ and the INET framework. The goal is to evaluate how adaptive offloading and load-balancing techniques can improve performance in a network that integrates both wired and wireless components.

The simulated topology includes:

10 wireless hosts connected via Wi-Fi (802.11)

7 wired hosts connected through Ethernet

5 access points (APs)

1 central router

IPv4 network configurator for auto-assigning IPs and routes

Scalar radio medium for wireless communications

Traffic is generated by UdpEchoApp (for interactive request-response) and UdpBasicApp (for continuous traffic). The simulation runs for 400 seconds, during which the network undergoes different operational phases to highlight congestion, offloading, and stabilization effects.