Designing and implementing an experimental wireless mobile ad hoc networks testbed

Lixin Li; Guanzhong Dai; Dejun Mu; Huisheng Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.718292

30 October 2006 Designing and implementing an experimental wireless mobile ad hoc networks testbed

Lixin Li, Guanzhong Dai, Dejun Mu, Huisheng Zhang

Proceedings Volume 6358, Sixth International Symposium on Instrumentation and Control Technology: Sensors, Automatic Measurement, Control, and Computer Simulation; 63585F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.718292
Event: Sixth International Symposium on Instrumentation and Control Technology, 2006, Beijing, China

Abstract

A very large number of simulation models have been developed to study ad hoc network architectures and protocols under many network scenarios, number of nodes, mobility rates, etc. However, fidelity of simulation results has always been a concern, especially when the protocols being studied are affected by the propagation and interference characteristics of the radio channels. This paper describes our experience in designing and implementing a MANET prototype system, Experimental Wireless Mobile Ad hoc Networks Testbed (EWMANT), in order to perform largescale, reproducible experiments. EWMANT aims at assessing several different protocols in a real-world environment instead of by simulation. It assists us with finding and evaluating a proper solution, showing the clear advantage of realworld implementations compared to simulations.

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Lixin Li, Guanzhong Dai, Dejun Mu, and Huisheng Zhang "Designing and implementing an experimental wireless mobile ad hoc networks testbed", Proc. SPIE 6358, Sixth International Symposium on Instrumentation and Control Technology: Sensors, Automatic Measurement, Control, and Computer Simulation, 63585F (30 October 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.718292

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