The Internet of Things has made smart homes a reality (IoT). A smart home is a place where people live that is equipped with various internet-enabled gadgets that enable online monitoring and remote control. In order to test and evaluate system performance during the design and development of smart home systems, simulation tools are required. Using Cisco Packet Tracer, a popular network simulation tool in the networking industry, a smart home simulation model is proposed in this paper. A home network connects the various actuators, sensors, and smart home appliances that make up the suggested model. Through a web interface, users can monitor and control smart home devices with the simulation model, which also offers real-time feedback on system performance. The recommended model also includes automatic modules that monitor temperature, motion, smoke, humidity, and solar panel control using smart batteries. A platform for testing and assessing a range of smart home applications, including energy management, health monitoring, and home security, is the suggested smart home simulation model. Because it provides researchers and students studying smart home systems with a realistic learning environment, the simulation model is beneficial for education. Additionally, this article compared the response times for communication between IOT devices using the HTTP and MQTT protocols and this comparison showed the MQTT protocol outperformed the http protocol with the small size messages.