%0 Journal Article %T Método de evaluación y selección de herramientas de simulación de redes %D 2011 %@ 1692-5238 %U http://www.icesi.edu.co/revistas/index.php/sistemas_telematica/article/view/1029 %X Currently exists many software tools designed for Network Simulation (both commercial and Open source), situation that present an important decision to make for many researchers: Which tool use for network simulation? This paper proposes a method for evaluation/selection of network simulation tools, based in two key factors: ISO/IEC 9126-1 standard, which defines a quality model for software evaluation; and a cost function, based on values assigned to each one of the six items defined by ISO/IEC 9126-1. This method allows an expert based classification for each of the analyzed tools. We executed a test for NS-2 and NCTUns network simulation tools and obtained results was contrasted with technical reports and scientific articles related with network simulation tools. %K Simulación %K Redes Inhalámbricas %K Evaluación %K Selección %K Función de costo %K Simulation %K Wireless networks %K Evaluation %K Producción intelectual registrada - Universidad Icesi %K Automatización y sistemas de control %K Command and control system %K Telecomunicaciones %K Telecommunication %K Ingeniería de sistemas y comunicaciones %K Systems engineering %~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN