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The stochastic properties of the random waypoint mobility model that has been used widely in analysis and simulation of mobile ad hoc networks are described. The limitations of the RWP and mitigations of those limitations are explained. Many variations of the RWP model are described. We have derived the analytical model of the RWP with arbitrary waypoints and have proved that the random waypoint at the boundary is a special case of this.
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Roy, R.R. (2011). Random Waypoint Mobility. In: Handbook of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks for Mobility Models. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6050-4_4
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