Research Article
ASSERT: A Wireless Networking Testbed
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-17851-1_17, author={Ehsan Nourbakhsh and Jeff Dix and Paul Johnson and Ryan Burchfield and S. Venkatesan and Neeraj Mittal and Ravi Prakash}, title={ASSERT: A Wireless Networking Testbed}, proceedings={Testbeds and Research Infrastructures. Development of Networks and Communities. 6th International ICST Conference, TridentCom 2010, Berlin, Germany, May 18-20, 2010, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={TRIDENTCOM}, year={2012}, month={10}, keywords={Wireless Sensor Testbeds Repeatability}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-17851-1_17} }- Ehsan Nourbakhsh
Jeff Dix
Paul Johnson
Ryan Burchfield
S. Venkatesan
Neeraj Mittal
Ravi Prakash
Year: 2012
ASSERT: A Wireless Networking Testbed
TRIDENTCOM
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-17851-1_17
Abstract
As wireless networks become a critical part of home, business and industrial infrastructure, researchers will meet these demands by providing new networking technologies. However, these technologies must be tested before they can be released for mainstream use. We identify the key design considerations for a wireless networking testbed as ) accuracy ) controllability ) mobility ) repeatability ) cost effectiveness ) data collection ) resource sharing ) multi-nodal capability ) scalability. In this paper we portray how we have used coaxial cables and our custom hardware of RF switches and programmable attenuators to create Advanced wireleSS Environment Research Testbed (assert), addressing the above requirements. assert supports various types of wireless devices, providing researchers in academia and industry with the necessary experimentation tools to validate their designed protocols and devices.