Hello NS users, I am working on some Adhoc simulations for my graduation project, and I am trying to describe this protocols behavior and performance, for some different environment. One metric that I am analysing is Rounting Overhead. During my analysis I realised that in my trace file I have some AODV packets, some CBR packets, and some packets that I don't know that they are, and if I should count them for this metric. Can any one tell me that are this packets? Should I count them as Routing packets or data packets? Should I ignore them? I attached below this packets. Thanks in advance.
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